diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index e7034bdd8..738d0a126 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -59,8 +59,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build packages
         run: make -f builder.Makefile cross
 
-  build:
-    name: Build
+  build-plugin:
+    name: Build and tests in plugin mode
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     env:
       GO111MODULE: "on"
@@ -71,10 +71,6 @@ jobs:
           go-version: 1.17
         id: go
 
-      - name: Set up gosum
-        run: |
-          go get -u gotest.tools/gotestsum
-
       - name: Setup docker CLI
         run: |
           curl https://download.docker.com/linux/static/stable/x86_64/docker-20.10.3.tgz | tar xz
@@ -89,8 +85,6 @@ jobs:
           key: go-${{ hashFiles('**/go.sum') }}
 
       - name: Test
-        env:
-          BUILD_TAGS: kube
         run: make -f builder.Makefile test
 
       - name: Build for local E2E
@@ -98,5 +92,38 @@ jobs:
           BUILD_TAGS: e2e
         run: make -f builder.Makefile compose-plugin
 
-      - name: E2E Test
+      - name: E2E Test in plugin mode
         run: make e2e-compose
+
+  build-standalone:
+    name: Build and tests in standalone mode
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    env:
+      GO111MODULE: "on"
+    steps:
+      - name: Set up Go 1.17
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v2
+        with:
+          go-version: 1.17
+        id: go
+
+      - name: Setup docker CLI
+        run: |
+          curl https://download.docker.com/linux/static/stable/x86_64/docker-20.10.3.tgz | tar xz
+          sudo cp ./docker/docker /usr/bin/ && rm -rf docker && docker version
+
+      - name: Checkout code into the Go module directory
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+
+      - uses: actions/cache@v2
+        with:
+          path: ~/go/pkg/mod
+          key: go-${{ hashFiles('**/go.sum') }}
+
+      - name: Build for local E2E
+        env:
+          BUILD_TAGS: e2e
+        run: make -f builder.Makefile compose-plugin
+
+      - name: E2E Test in standalone mode
+        run: make e2e-compose-standalone
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 89dd8b677..3a6098f96 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -42,8 +42,16 @@ compose-plugin: ## Compile the compose cli-plugin
 	--output ./bin
 
 .PHONY: e2e-compose
-e2e-compose: ## Run End to end local tests. Set E2E_TEST=TestName to run a single test
-	gotestsum $(TEST_FLAGS) ./pkg/e2e -- -count=1
+e2e-compose: ## Run end to end local tests in plugin mode. Set E2E_TEST=TestName to run a single test
+	go test $(TEST_FLAGS) -count=1 ./pkg/e2e
+
+.PHONY: e2e-compose-standalone
+e2e-compose-standalone: ## Run End to end local tests in standalone mode. Set E2E_TEST=TestName to run a single test
+	go test $(TEST_FLAGS) -count=1 --tags=standalone ./pkg/e2e
+
+
+.PHONY: e2e
+e2e: e2e-compose e2e-compose-standalone ## Run end to end local tests in both modes. Set E2E_TEST=TestName to run a single test
 
 .PHONY: cross
 cross: ## Compile the CLI for linux, darwin and windows
diff --git a/pkg/e2e/cancel_test.go b/pkg/e2e/cancel_test.go
index 34bdf86a2..4696024d3 100644
--- a/pkg/e2e/cancel_test.go
+++ b/pkg/e2e/cancel_test.go
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ func TestComposeCancel(t *testing.T) {
 	c := NewParallelE2eCLI(t, binDir)
 
 	t.Run("metrics on cancel Compose build", func(t *testing.T) {
-		c.RunDockerCmd("compose", "ls")
+		c.RunDockerComposeCmd("ls")
 		buildProjectPath := "fixtures/build-infinite/compose.yaml"
 
 		// require a separate groupID from the process running tests, in order to simulate ctrl+C from a terminal.
diff --git a/pkg/e2e/cascade_stop_test.go b/pkg/e2e/cascade_stop_test.go
index d6470ff2b..e949fb4c2 100644
--- a/pkg/e2e/cascade_stop_test.go
+++ b/pkg/e2e/cascade_stop_test.go
@@ -45,6 +45,6 @@ func TestCascadeStop(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 
 	t.Run("down", func(t *testing.T) {
-		_ = c.RunDockerCmd("compose", "--project-name", projectName, "down")
+		_ = c.RunDockerComposeCmd("--project-name", projectName, "down")
 	})
 }
diff --git a/pkg/e2e/compose_build_test.go b/pkg/e2e/compose_build_test.go
index 34e5b5b82..719653956 100644
--- a/pkg/e2e/compose_build_test.go
+++ b/pkg/e2e/compose_build_test.go
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ func TestLocalComposeBuild(t *testing.T) {
 		c.RunDockerOrExitError("rmi", "build-test_nginx")
 		c.RunDockerOrExitError("rmi", "custom-nginx")
 
-		res := c.RunDockerCmd("compose", "--project-directory", "fixtures/build-test", "build")
+		res := c.RunDockerComposeCmd("--project-directory", "fixtures/build-test", "build")
 
 		res.Assert(t, icmd.Expected{Out: "COPY static /usr/share/nginx/html"})
 		c.RunDockerCmd("image", "inspect", "build-test_nginx")
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ func TestLocalComposeBuild(t *testing.T) {
 		c.RunDockerOrExitError("rmi", "build-test_nginx")
 		c.RunDockerOrExitError("rmi", "custom-nginx")
 
-		c.RunDockerCmd("compose", "--project-directory", "fixtures/build-test", "build", "--build-arg", "FOO=BAR")
+		c.RunDockerComposeCmd("--project-directory", "fixtures/build-test", "build", "--build-arg", "FOO=BAR")
 
 		res := c.RunDockerCmd("image", "inspect", "build-test_nginx")
 		res.Assert(t, icmd.Expected{Out: `"FOO": "BAR"`})
@@ -83,9 +83,9 @@ func TestLocalComposeBuild(t *testing.T) {
 		c.RunDockerOrExitError("rmi", "build-test_nginx")
 		c.RunDockerOrExitError("rmi", "custom-nginx")
 
-		res := c.RunDockerCmd("compose", "--project-directory", "fixtures/build-test", "up", "-d")
+		res := c.RunDockerComposeCmd("--project-directory", "fixtures/build-test", "up", "-d")
 		t.Cleanup(func() {
-			c.RunDockerCmd("compose", "--project-directory", "fixtures/build-test", "down")
+			c.RunDockerComposeCmd("--project-directory", "fixtures/build-test", "down")
 		})
 
 		res.Assert(t, icmd.Expected{Out: "COPY static /usr/share/nginx/html"})
@@ -99,20 +99,20 @@ func TestLocalComposeBuild(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 
 	t.Run("no rebuild when up again", func(t *testing.T) {
-		res := c.RunDockerCmd("compose", "--project-directory", "fixtures/build-test", "up", "-d")
+		res := c.RunDockerComposeCmd("--project-directory", "fixtures/build-test", "up", "-d")
 
 		assert.Assert(t, !strings.Contains(res.Stdout(), "COPY static"), res.Stdout())
 	})
 
 	t.Run("rebuild when up --build", func(t *testing.T) {
-		res := c.RunDockerCmd("compose", "--workdir", "fixtures/build-test", "up", "-d", "--build")
+		res := c.RunDockerComposeCmd("--workdir", "fixtures/build-test", "up", "-d", "--build")
 
 		res.Assert(t, icmd.Expected{Out: "COPY static /usr/share/nginx/html"})
 		res.Assert(t, icmd.Expected{Out: "COPY static2 /usr/share/nginx/html"})
 	})
 
 	t.Run("cleanup build project", func(t *testing.T) {
-		c.RunDockerCmd("compose", "--project-directory", "fixtures/build-test", "down")
+		c.RunDockerComposeCmd("--project-directory", "fixtures/build-test", "down")
 		c.RunDockerCmd("rmi", "build-test_nginx")
 		c.RunDockerCmd("rmi", "custom-nginx")
 	})
diff --git a/pkg/e2e/compose_exec_test.go b/pkg/e2e/compose_exec_test.go
index e3f58548c..0a574456c 100644
--- a/pkg/e2e/compose_exec_test.go
+++ b/pkg/e2e/compose_exec_test.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ func TestLocalComposeExec(t *testing.T) {
 
 	const projectName = "compose-e2e-exec"
 
-	c.RunDockerCmd("compose", "--project-directory", "fixtures/simple-composefile", "--project-name", projectName, "up", "-d")
+	c.RunDockerComposeCmd("--project-directory", "fixtures/simple-composefile", "--project-name", projectName, "up", "-d")
 
 	t.Run("exec true", func(t *testing.T) {
 		res := c.RunDockerOrExitError("exec", "compose-e2e-exec-simple-1", "/bin/true")
diff --git a/pkg/e2e/compose_run_test.go b/pkg/e2e/compose_run_test.go
index c361db516..9940c2985 100644
--- a/pkg/e2e/compose_run_test.go
+++ b/pkg/e2e/compose_run_test.go
@@ -29,11 +29,11 @@ func TestLocalComposeRun(t *testing.T) {
 	c := NewParallelE2eCLI(t, binDir)
 
 	t.Run("compose run", func(t *testing.T) {
-		res := c.RunDockerCmd("compose", "-f", "./fixtures/run-test/compose.yaml", "run", "back")
+		res := c.RunDockerComposeCmd("-f", "./fixtures/run-test/compose.yaml", "run", "back")
 		lines := Lines(res.Stdout())
 		assert.Equal(t, lines[len(lines)-1], "Hello there!!", res.Stdout())
 		assert.Assert(t, !strings.Contains(res.Combined(), "orphan"))
-		res = c.RunDockerCmd("compose", "-f", "./fixtures/run-test/compose.yaml", "run", "back", "echo", "Hello one more time")
+		res = c.RunDockerComposeCmd("-f", "./fixtures/run-test/compose.yaml", "run", "back", "echo", "Hello one more time")
 		lines = Lines(res.Stdout())
 		assert.Equal(t, lines[len(lines)-1], "Hello one more time", res.Stdout())
 		assert.Assert(t, !strings.Contains(res.Combined(), "orphan"))
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ func TestLocalComposeRun(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 
 	t.Run("compose run --rm", func(t *testing.T) {
-		res := c.RunDockerCmd("compose", "-f", "./fixtures/run-test/compose.yaml", "run", "--rm", "back", "echo", "Hello again")
+		res := c.RunDockerComposeCmd("-f", "./fixtures/run-test/compose.yaml", "run", "--rm", "back", "echo", "Hello again")
 		lines := Lines(res.Stdout())
 		assert.Equal(t, lines[len(lines)-1], "Hello again", res.Stdout())
 
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ func TestLocalComposeRun(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 
 	t.Run("down", func(t *testing.T) {
-		c.RunDockerCmd("compose", "-f", "./fixtures/run-test/compose.yaml", "down")
+		c.RunDockerComposeCmd("-f", "./fixtures/run-test/compose.yaml", "down")
 		res := c.RunDockerCmd("ps", "--all")
 		assert.Assert(t, !strings.Contains(res.Stdout(), "run-test"), res.Stdout())
 	})
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ func TestLocalComposeRun(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Run("compose run --volumes", func(t *testing.T) {
 		wd, err := os.Getwd()
 		assert.NilError(t, err)
-		res := c.RunDockerCmd("compose", "-f", "./fixtures/run-test/compose.yaml", "run", "--volumes", wd+":/foo", "back", "/bin/sh", "-c", "ls /foo")
+		res := c.RunDockerComposeCmd("-f", "./fixtures/run-test/compose.yaml", "run", "--volumes", wd+":/foo", "back", "/bin/sh", "-c", "ls /foo")
 		res.Assert(t, icmd.Expected{Out: "compose_run_test.go"})
 
 		res = c.RunDockerCmd("ps", "--all")
@@ -93,13 +93,13 @@ func TestLocalComposeRun(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 
 	t.Run("compose run --publish", func(t *testing.T) {
-		c.RunDockerCmd("compose", "-f", "./fixtures/run-test/compose.yaml", "run", "--publish", "8081:80", "-d", "back", "/bin/sh", "-c", "sleep 1")
+		c.RunDockerComposeCmd("-f", "./fixtures/run-test/compose.yaml", "run", "--publish", "8081:80", "-d", "back", "/bin/sh", "-c", "sleep 1")
 		res := c.RunDockerCmd("ps")
 		assert.Assert(t, strings.Contains(res.Stdout(), "8081->80/tcp"), res.Stdout())
 	})
 
 	t.Run("down", func(t *testing.T) {
-		c.RunDockerCmd("compose", "-f", "./fixtures/run-test/compose.yaml", "down")
+		c.RunDockerComposeCmd("-f", "./fixtures/run-test/compose.yaml", "down")
 		res := c.RunDockerCmd("ps", "--all")
 		assert.Assert(t, !strings.Contains(res.Stdout(), "run-test"), res.Stdout())
 	})
diff --git a/pkg/e2e/compose_test.go b/pkg/e2e/compose_test.go
index 1e36621c1..98415aa52 100644
--- a/pkg/e2e/compose_test.go
+++ b/pkg/e2e/compose_test.go
@@ -33,22 +33,17 @@ import (
 
 var binDir string
 
-func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
-	exitCode := m.Run()
-	os.Exit(exitCode)
-}
-
 func TestLocalComposeUp(t *testing.T) {
 	c := NewParallelE2eCLI(t, binDir)
 
 	const projectName = "compose-e2e-demo"
 
 	t.Run("up", func(t *testing.T) {
-		c.RunDockerCmd("compose", "-f", "./fixtures/sentences/compose.yaml", "--project-name", projectName, "up", "-d")
+		c.RunDockerComposeCmd("-f", "./fixtures/sentences/compose.yaml", "--project-name", projectName, "up", "-d")
 	})
 
 	t.Run("check accessing running app", func(t *testing.T) {
-		res := c.RunDockerCmd("compose", "-p", projectName, "ps")
+		res := c.RunDockerComposeCmd("-p", projectName, "ps")
 		res.Assert(t, icmd.Expected{Out: `web`})
 
 		endpoint := "http://localhost:90"
@@ -60,7 +55,7 @@ func TestLocalComposeUp(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 
 	t.Run("top", func(t *testing.T) {
-		res := c.RunDockerCmd("compose", "-p", projectName, "top")
+		res := c.RunDockerComposeCmd("-p", projectName, "top")
 		output := res.Stdout()
 		head := []string{"UID", "PID", "PPID", "C", "STIME", "TTY", "TIME", "CMD"}
 		for _, h := range head {
@@ -98,21 +93,21 @@ func TestLocalComposeUp(t *testing.T) {
 			StdoutContains(`"Name":"compose-e2e-demo-web-1","Command":"/dispatcher","Project":"compose-e2e-demo","Service":"web","State":"running","Health":"healthy"`),
 			5*time.Second, 1*time.Second)
 
-		res := c.RunDockerCmd("compose", "-p", projectName, "ps")
+		res := c.RunDockerComposeCmd("-p", projectName, "ps")
 		res.Assert(t, icmd.Expected{Out: `NAME                       COMMAND                  SERVICE             STATUS              PORTS`})
 		res.Assert(t, icmd.Expected{Out: `compose-e2e-demo-web-1     "/dispatcher"            web                 running (healthy)   0.0.0.0:90->80/tcp, :::90->80/tcp`})
 		res.Assert(t, icmd.Expected{Out: `compose-e2e-demo-db-1      "docker-entrypoint.s…"   db                  running             5432/tcp`})
 	})
 
 	t.Run("images", func(t *testing.T) {
-		res := c.RunDockerCmd("compose", "-p", projectName, "images")
+		res := c.RunDockerComposeCmd("-p", projectName, "images")
 		res.Assert(t, icmd.Expected{Out: `compose-e2e-demo-db-1      gtardif/sentences-db    latest`})
 		res.Assert(t, icmd.Expected{Out: `compose-e2e-demo-web-1     gtardif/sentences-web   latest`})
 		res.Assert(t, icmd.Expected{Out: `compose-e2e-demo-words-1   gtardif/sentences-api   latest`})
 	})
 
 	t.Run("down", func(t *testing.T) {
-		_ = c.RunDockerCmd("compose", "--project-name", projectName, "down")
+		_ = c.RunDockerComposeCmd("--project-name", projectName, "down")
 	})
 
 	t.Run("check containers after down", func(t *testing.T) {
@@ -137,7 +132,6 @@ func TestComposePull(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestDownComposefileInParentFolder(t *testing.T) {
-
 	c := NewParallelE2eCLI(t, binDir)
 
 	tmpFolder, err := ioutil.TempDir("fixtures/simple-composefile", "test-tmp")
@@ -145,10 +139,10 @@ func TestDownComposefileInParentFolder(t *testing.T) {
 	defer os.Remove(tmpFolder) // nolint: errcheck
 	projectName := filepath.Base(tmpFolder)
 
-	res := c.RunDockerCmd("compose", "--project-directory", tmpFolder, "up", "-d")
+	res := c.RunDockerComposeCmd("--project-directory", tmpFolder, "up", "-d")
 	res.Assert(t, icmd.Expected{Err: "Started", ExitCode: 0})
 
-	res = c.RunDockerCmd("compose", "-p", projectName, "down")
+	res = c.RunDockerComposeCmd("-p", projectName, "down")
 	res.Assert(t, icmd.Expected{Err: "Removed", ExitCode: 0})
 }
 
@@ -181,11 +175,11 @@ func TestRm(t *testing.T) {
 	const projectName = "compose-e2e-rm"
 
 	t.Run("up", func(t *testing.T) {
-		c.RunDockerCmd("compose", "-f", "./fixtures/simple-composefile/compose.yaml", "-p", projectName, "up", "-d")
+		c.RunDockerComposeCmd("-f", "./fixtures/simple-composefile/compose.yaml", "-p", projectName, "up", "-d")
 	})
 
 	t.Run("rm -sf", func(t *testing.T) {
-		res := c.RunDockerCmd("compose", "-f", "./fixtures/simple-composefile/compose.yaml", "-p", projectName, "rm", "-sf", "simple")
+		res := c.RunDockerComposeCmd("-f", "./fixtures/simple-composefile/compose.yaml", "-p", projectName, "rm", "-sf", "simple")
 		res.Assert(t, icmd.Expected{Err: "Removed", ExitCode: 0})
 	})
 
@@ -195,7 +189,7 @@ func TestRm(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 
 	t.Run("down", func(t *testing.T) {
-		c.RunDockerCmd("compose", "-p", projectName, "down")
+		c.RunDockerComposeCmd("-p", projectName, "down")
 	})
 }
 
@@ -205,7 +199,7 @@ func TestCompatibility(t *testing.T) {
 	const projectName = "compose-e2e-compatibility"
 
 	t.Run("up", func(t *testing.T) {
-		c.RunDockerCmd("compose", "--compatibility", "-f", "./fixtures/sentences/compose.yaml", "--project-name", projectName, "up", "-d")
+		c.RunDockerComposeCmd("--compatibility", "-f", "./fixtures/sentences/compose.yaml", "--project-name", projectName, "up", "-d")
 	})
 
 	t.Run("check container names", func(t *testing.T) {
@@ -216,7 +210,7 @@ func TestCompatibility(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 
 	t.Run("down", func(t *testing.T) {
-		c.RunDockerCmd("compose", "-p", projectName, "down")
+		c.RunDockerComposeCmd("-p", projectName, "down")
 	})
 }
 
@@ -228,7 +222,7 @@ func TestConvert(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.NilError(t, err)
 
 	t.Run("up", func(t *testing.T) {
-		res := c.RunDockerCmd("compose", "-f", "./fixtures/simple-build-test/compose.yaml", "-p", projectName, "convert")
+		res := c.RunDockerComposeCmd("-f", "./fixtures/simple-build-test/compose.yaml", "-p", projectName, "convert")
 		res.Assert(t, icmd.Expected{Out: fmt.Sprintf(`services:
   nginx:
     build:
diff --git a/pkg/e2e/cp_test.go b/pkg/e2e/cp_test.go
index 20bae16b8..661e5bee1 100644
--- a/pkg/e2e/cp_test.go
+++ b/pkg/e2e/cp_test.go
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ func TestCopy(t *testing.T) {
 	const projectName = "copy_e2e"
 
 	t.Cleanup(func() {
-		c.RunDockerCmd("compose", "-f", "./fixtures/cp-test/compose.yaml", "--project-name", projectName, "down")
+		c.RunDockerComposeCmd("-f", "./fixtures/cp-test/compose.yaml", "--project-name", projectName, "down")
 
 		os.Remove("./fixtures/cp-test/from-default.txt") //nolint:errcheck
 		os.Remove("./fixtures/cp-test/from-indexed.txt") //nolint:errcheck
@@ -39,16 +39,16 @@ func TestCopy(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 
 	t.Run("start service", func(t *testing.T) {
-		c.RunDockerCmd("compose", "-f", "./fixtures/cp-test/compose.yaml", "--project-name", projectName, "up", "--scale", "nginx=5", "-d")
+		c.RunDockerComposeCmd("-f", "./fixtures/cp-test/compose.yaml", "--project-name", projectName, "up", "--scale", "nginx=5", "-d")
 	})
 
 	t.Run("make sure service is running", func(t *testing.T) {
-		res := c.RunDockerCmd("compose", "-p", projectName, "ps")
+		res := c.RunDockerComposeCmd("-p", projectName, "ps")
 		res.Assert(t, icmd.Expected{Out: `nginx               running`})
 	})
 
 	t.Run("copy to container copies the file to the first container by default", func(t *testing.T) {
-		res := c.RunDockerCmd("compose", "-f", "./fixtures/cp-test/compose.yaml", "-p", projectName, "cp", "./fixtures/cp-test/cp-me.txt", "nginx:/tmp/default.txt")
+		res := c.RunDockerComposeCmd("-f", "./fixtures/cp-test/compose.yaml", "-p", projectName, "cp", "./fixtures/cp-test/cp-me.txt", "nginx:/tmp/default.txt")
 		res.Assert(t, icmd.Expected{ExitCode: 0})
 
 		output := c.RunDockerCmd("exec", projectName+"-nginx-1", "cat", "/tmp/default.txt").Stdout()
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ func TestCopy(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 
 	t.Run("copy to container with a given index copies the file to the given container", func(t *testing.T) {
-		res := c.RunDockerCmd("compose", "-f", "./fixtures/cp-test/compose.yaml", "-p", projectName, "cp", "--index=3", "./fixtures/cp-test/cp-me.txt", "nginx:/tmp/indexed.txt")
+		res := c.RunDockerComposeCmd("-f", "./fixtures/cp-test/compose.yaml", "-p", projectName, "cp", "--index=3", "./fixtures/cp-test/cp-me.txt", "nginx:/tmp/indexed.txt")
 		res.Assert(t, icmd.Expected{ExitCode: 0})
 
 		output := c.RunDockerCmd("exec", projectName+"-nginx-3", "cat", "/tmp/indexed.txt").Stdout()
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ func TestCopy(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 
 	t.Run("copy to container with the all flag copies the file to all containers", func(t *testing.T) {
-		res := c.RunDockerCmd("compose", "-f", "./fixtures/cp-test/compose.yaml", "-p", projectName, "cp", "--all", "./fixtures/cp-test/cp-me.txt", "nginx:/tmp/all.txt")
+		res := c.RunDockerComposeCmd("-f", "./fixtures/cp-test/compose.yaml", "-p", projectName, "cp", "--all", "./fixtures/cp-test/cp-me.txt", "nginx:/tmp/all.txt")
 		res.Assert(t, icmd.Expected{ExitCode: 0})
 
 		output := c.RunDockerCmd("exec", projectName+"-nginx-1", "cat", "/tmp/all.txt").Stdout()
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ func TestCopy(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 
 	t.Run("copy from a container copies the file to the host from the first container by default", func(t *testing.T) {
-		res := c.RunDockerCmd("compose", "-f", "./fixtures/cp-test/compose.yaml", "-p", projectName, "cp", "nginx:/tmp/default.txt", "./fixtures/cp-test/from-default.txt")
+		res := c.RunDockerComposeCmd("-f", "./fixtures/cp-test/compose.yaml", "-p", projectName, "cp", "nginx:/tmp/default.txt", "./fixtures/cp-test/from-default.txt")
 		res.Assert(t, icmd.Expected{ExitCode: 0})
 
 		data, err := os.ReadFile("./fixtures/cp-test/from-default.txt")
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ func TestCopy(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 
 	t.Run("copy from a container with a given index copies the file to host", func(t *testing.T) {
-		res := c.RunDockerCmd("compose", "-f", "./fixtures/cp-test/compose.yaml", "-p", projectName, "cp", "--index=3", "nginx:/tmp/indexed.txt", "./fixtures/cp-test/from-indexed.txt")
+		res := c.RunDockerComposeCmd("-f", "./fixtures/cp-test/compose.yaml", "-p", projectName, "cp", "--index=3", "nginx:/tmp/indexed.txt", "./fixtures/cp-test/from-indexed.txt")
 		res.Assert(t, icmd.Expected{ExitCode: 0})
 
 		data, err := os.ReadFile("./fixtures/cp-test/from-indexed.txt")
@@ -102,13 +102,13 @@ func TestCopy(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 
 	t.Run("copy to and from a container also work with folder", func(t *testing.T) {
-		res := c.RunDockerCmd("compose", "-f", "./fixtures/cp-test/compose.yaml", "-p", projectName, "cp", "./fixtures/cp-test/cp-folder", "nginx:/tmp")
+		res := c.RunDockerComposeCmd("-f", "./fixtures/cp-test/compose.yaml", "-p", projectName, "cp", "./fixtures/cp-test/cp-folder", "nginx:/tmp")
 		res.Assert(t, icmd.Expected{ExitCode: 0})
 
 		output := c.RunDockerCmd("exec", projectName+"-nginx-1", "cat", "/tmp/cp-folder/cp-me.txt").Stdout()
 		assert.Assert(t, strings.Contains(output, `hello world from folder`), output)
 
-		res = c.RunDockerCmd("compose", "-f", "./fixtures/cp-test/compose.yaml", "-p", projectName, "cp", "nginx:/tmp/cp-folder", "./fixtures/cp-test/cp-folder2")
+		res = c.RunDockerComposeCmd("-f", "./fixtures/cp-test/compose.yaml", "-p", projectName, "cp", "nginx:/tmp/cp-folder", "./fixtures/cp-test/cp-folder2")
 		res.Assert(t, icmd.Expected{ExitCode: 0})
 
 		data, err := os.ReadFile("./fixtures/cp-test/cp-folder2/cp-me.txt")
diff --git a/pkg/e2e/e2e_config_plugin.go b/pkg/e2e/e2e_config_plugin.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..84ca6eabc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/e2e/e2e_config_plugin.go
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+//go:build !standalone
+
+/*
+   Copyright 2020 Docker Compose CLI authors
+
+   Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+   you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+   You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+   Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+   distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+   WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+   See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+   limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package e2e
+
+const composeStandaloneMode = false
diff --git a/pkg/e2e/e2e_config_standalone.go b/pkg/e2e/e2e_config_standalone.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a4c4fe629
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/e2e/e2e_config_standalone.go
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+//go:build standalone
+
+/*
+   Copyright 2020 Docker Compose CLI authors
+
+   Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+   you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+   You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+   Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+   distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+   WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+   See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+   limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package e2e
+
+const composeStandaloneMode = true
diff --git a/pkg/e2e/framework.go b/pkg/e2e/framework.go
index d7ca8acaa..7346514c7 100644
--- a/pkg/e2e/framework.go
+++ b/pkg/e2e/framework.go
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/docker/compose/v2/cmd/compose"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"gotest.tools/v3/assert"
 	is "gotest.tools/v3/assert/cmp"
@@ -39,11 +40,19 @@ import (
 var (
 	// DockerExecutableName is the OS dependent Docker CLI binary name
 	DockerExecutableName = "docker"
+
+	// DockerComposeExecutableName is the OS dependent Docker CLI binary name
+	DockerComposeExecutableName = "docker-" + compose.PluginName
+
+	// DockerScanExecutableName is the OS dependent Docker CLI binary name
+	DockerScanExecutableName = "docker-scan"
 )
 
 func init() {
 	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
 		DockerExecutableName = DockerExecutableName + ".exe"
+		DockerComposeExecutableName = DockerComposeExecutableName + ".exe"
+		DockerScanExecutableName = DockerScanExecutableName + ".exe"
 	}
 }
 
@@ -78,23 +87,17 @@ func newE2eCLI(t *testing.T, binDir string) *E2eCLI {
 	})
 
 	_ = os.MkdirAll(filepath.Join(d, "cli-plugins"), 0755)
-	composePluginFile := "docker-compose"
-	scanPluginFile := "docker-scan"
-	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
-		composePluginFile += ".exe"
-		scanPluginFile += ".exe"
-	}
-	composePlugin, err := findExecutable(composePluginFile, []string{"../../bin", "../../../bin"})
+	composePlugin, err := findExecutable(DockerComposeExecutableName, []string{"../../bin", "../../../bin"})
 	if os.IsNotExist(err) {
 		fmt.Println("WARNING: docker-compose cli-plugin not found")
 	}
 	if err == nil {
-		err = CopyFile(composePlugin, filepath.Join(d, "cli-plugins", composePluginFile))
+		err = CopyFile(composePlugin, filepath.Join(d, "cli-plugins", DockerComposeExecutableName))
 		if err != nil {
 			panic(err)
 		}
 		// We don't need a functional scan plugin, but a valid plugin binary
-		err = CopyFile(composePlugin, filepath.Join(d, "cli-plugins", scanPluginFile))
+		err = CopyFile(composePlugin, filepath.Join(d, "cli-plugins", DockerScanExecutableName))
 		if err != nil {
 			panic(err)
 		}
@@ -191,11 +194,29 @@ func (c *E2eCLI) RunCmd(args ...string) *icmd.Result {
 
 // RunDockerCmd runs a docker command, expects no error and returns a result
 func (c *E2eCLI) RunDockerCmd(args ...string) *icmd.Result {
+	if len(args) > 0 && args[0] == compose.PluginName {
+		c.test.Fatal("This test called 'RunDockerCmd' for 'compose'. Please prefer 'RunDockerComposeCmd' to be able to test as a plugin and standalone")
+	}
 	res := c.RunDockerOrExitError(args...)
 	res.Assert(c.test, icmd.Success)
 	return res
 }
 
+// RunDockerComposeCmd runs a docker compose command, expects no error and returns a result
+func (c *E2eCLI) RunDockerComposeCmd(args ...string) *icmd.Result {
+	if composeStandaloneMode {
+		composeBinary, err := findExecutable(DockerComposeExecutableName, []string{"../../bin", "../../../bin"})
+		assert.NilError(c.test, err)
+		res := icmd.RunCmd(c.NewCmd(composeBinary, args...))
+		res.Assert(c.test, icmd.Success)
+		return res
+	}
+	args = append([]string{"compose"}, args...)
+	res := icmd.RunCmd(c.NewCmd(DockerExecutableName, args...))
+	res.Assert(c.test, icmd.Success)
+	return res
+}
+
 // StdoutContains returns a predicate on command result expecting a string in stdout
 func StdoutContains(expected string) func(*icmd.Result) bool {
 	return func(res *icmd.Result) bool {
@@ -230,7 +251,7 @@ func (c *E2eCLI) WaitForCondition(predicate func() (bool, string), timeout time.
 	poll.WaitOn(c.test, checkStopped, poll.WithDelay(delay), poll.WithTimeout(timeout))
 }
 
-//Lines split output into lines
+// Lines split output into lines
 func Lines(output string) []string {
 	return strings.Split(strings.TrimSpace(output), "\n")
 }
diff --git a/pkg/e2e/ipc_test.go b/pkg/e2e/ipc_test.go
index 52aea7454..e28bcbc9f 100644
--- a/pkg/e2e/ipc_test.go
+++ b/pkg/e2e/ipc_test.go
@@ -35,11 +35,11 @@ func TestIPC(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 
 	t.Run("up", func(t *testing.T) {
-		c.RunDockerCmd("compose", "-f", "./fixtures/ipc-test/compose.yaml", "--project-name", projectName, "up", "-d")
+		c.RunDockerComposeCmd("-f", "./fixtures/ipc-test/compose.yaml", "--project-name", projectName, "up", "-d")
 	})
 
 	t.Run("check running project", func(t *testing.T) {
-		res := c.RunDockerCmd("compose", "-p", projectName, "ps")
+		res := c.RunDockerComposeCmd("-p", projectName, "ps")
 		res.Assert(t, icmd.Expected{Out: `shareable`})
 	})
 
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ func TestIPC(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 
 	t.Run("down", func(t *testing.T) {
-		_ = c.RunDockerCmd("compose", "--project-name", projectName, "down")
+		_ = c.RunDockerComposeCmd("--project-name", projectName, "down")
 	})
 	t.Run("remove ipc mode container", func(t *testing.T) {
 		_ = c.RunDockerCmd("rm", "-f", "ipc_mode_container")
diff --git a/pkg/e2e/logs_test.go b/pkg/e2e/logs_test.go
index 896c8eb46..a744d89f4 100644
--- a/pkg/e2e/logs_test.go
+++ b/pkg/e2e/logs_test.go
@@ -31,28 +31,28 @@ func TestLocalComposeLogs(t *testing.T) {
 	const projectName = "compose-e2e-logs"
 
 	t.Run("up", func(t *testing.T) {
-		c.RunDockerCmd("compose", "-f", "./fixtures/logs-test/compose.yaml", "--project-name", projectName, "up", "-d")
+		c.RunDockerComposeCmd("-f", "./fixtures/logs-test/compose.yaml", "--project-name", projectName, "up", "-d")
 	})
 
 	t.Run("logs", func(t *testing.T) {
-		res := c.RunDockerCmd("compose", "--project-name", projectName, "logs")
+		res := c.RunDockerComposeCmd("--project-name", projectName, "logs")
 		res.Assert(t, icmd.Expected{Out: `PING localhost (127.0.0.1)`})
 		res.Assert(t, icmd.Expected{Out: `hello`})
 	})
 
 	t.Run("logs ping", func(t *testing.T) {
-		res := c.RunDockerCmd("compose", "--project-name", projectName, "logs", "ping")
+		res := c.RunDockerComposeCmd("--project-name", projectName, "logs", "ping")
 		res.Assert(t, icmd.Expected{Out: `PING localhost (127.0.0.1)`})
 		assert.Assert(t, !strings.Contains(res.Stdout(), "hello"))
 	})
 
 	t.Run("logs hello", func(t *testing.T) {
-		res := c.RunDockerCmd("compose", "--project-name", projectName, "logs", "hello", "ping")
+		res := c.RunDockerComposeCmd("--project-name", projectName, "logs", "hello", "ping")
 		res.Assert(t, icmd.Expected{Out: `PING localhost (127.0.0.1)`})
 		res.Assert(t, icmd.Expected{Out: `hello`})
 	})
 
 	t.Run("down", func(t *testing.T) {
-		_ = c.RunDockerCmd("compose", "--project-name", projectName, "down")
+		_ = c.RunDockerComposeCmd("--project-name", projectName, "down")
 	})
 }
diff --git a/pkg/e2e/main_test.go b/pkg/e2e/main_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..415987bc7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/e2e/main_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+/*
+   Copyright 2020 Docker Compose CLI authors
+
+   Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+   you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+   You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+   Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+   distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+   WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+   See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+   limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package e2e
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
+	exitCode := m.Run()
+	os.Exit(exitCode)
+}
diff --git a/pkg/e2e/networks_test.go b/pkg/e2e/networks_test.go
index 3f979bc50..f2c088e64 100644
--- a/pkg/e2e/networks_test.go
+++ b/pkg/e2e/networks_test.go
@@ -37,11 +37,11 @@ func TestNetworks(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 
 	t.Run("up", func(t *testing.T) {
-		c.RunDockerCmd("compose", "-f", "./fixtures/network-test/compose.yaml", "--project-name", projectName, "up", "-d")
+		c.RunDockerComposeCmd("-f", "./fixtures/network-test/compose.yaml", "--project-name", projectName, "up", "-d")
 	})
 
 	t.Run("check running project", func(t *testing.T) {
-		res := c.RunDockerCmd("compose", "-p", projectName, "ps")
+		res := c.RunDockerComposeCmd("-p", projectName, "ps")
 		res.Assert(t, icmd.Expected{Out: `web`})
 
 		endpoint := "http://localhost:80"
@@ -54,12 +54,12 @@ func TestNetworks(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 
 	t.Run("port", func(t *testing.T) {
-		res := c.RunDockerCmd("compose", "--project-name", projectName, "port", "words", "8080")
+		res := c.RunDockerComposeCmd("--project-name", projectName, "port", "words", "8080")
 		res.Assert(t, icmd.Expected{Out: `0.0.0.0:8080`})
 	})
 
 	t.Run("down", func(t *testing.T) {
-		_ = c.RunDockerCmd("compose", "--project-name", projectName, "down")
+		_ = c.RunDockerComposeCmd("--project-name", projectName, "down")
 	})
 
 	t.Run("check networks after down", func(t *testing.T) {
@@ -75,21 +75,21 @@ func TestNetworkAliassesAndLinks(t *testing.T) {
 	const projectName = "network_alias_e2e"
 
 	t.Run("up", func(t *testing.T) {
-		c.RunDockerCmd("compose", "-f", "./fixtures/network-alias/compose.yaml", "--project-name", projectName, "up", "-d")
+		c.RunDockerComposeCmd("-f", "./fixtures/network-alias/compose.yaml", "--project-name", projectName, "up", "-d")
 	})
 
 	t.Run("curl alias", func(t *testing.T) {
-		res := c.RunDockerCmd("compose", "-f", "./fixtures/network-alias/compose.yaml", "--project-name", projectName, "exec", "-T", "container1", "curl", "http://alias-of-container2/")
+		res := c.RunDockerComposeCmd("-f", "./fixtures/network-alias/compose.yaml", "--project-name", projectName, "exec", "-T", "container1", "curl", "http://alias-of-container2/")
 		assert.Assert(t, strings.Contains(res.Stdout(), "Welcome to nginx!"), res.Stdout())
 	})
 
 	t.Run("curl links", func(t *testing.T) {
-		res := c.RunDockerCmd("compose", "-f", "./fixtures/network-alias/compose.yaml", "--project-name", projectName, "exec", "-T", "container1", "curl", "http://container/")
+		res := c.RunDockerComposeCmd("-f", "./fixtures/network-alias/compose.yaml", "--project-name", projectName, "exec", "-T", "container1", "curl", "http://container/")
 		assert.Assert(t, strings.Contains(res.Stdout(), "Welcome to nginx!"), res.Stdout())
 	})
 
 	t.Run("down", func(t *testing.T) {
-		_ = c.RunDockerCmd("compose", "--project-name", projectName, "down")
+		_ = c.RunDockerComposeCmd("--project-name", projectName, "down")
 	})
 }
 
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ func TestIPAMConfig(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 
 	t.Run("up", func(t *testing.T) {
-		c.RunDockerCmd("compose", "-f", "./fixtures/ipam/compose.yaml", "--project-name", projectName, "up", "-d")
+		c.RunDockerComposeCmd("-f", "./fixtures/ipam/compose.yaml", "--project-name", projectName, "up", "-d")
 	})
 
 	t.Run("ensure service get fixed IP assigned", func(t *testing.T) {
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ func TestIPAMConfig(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 
 	t.Run("down", func(t *testing.T) {
-		_ = c.RunDockerCmd("compose", "--project-name", projectName, "down")
+		_ = c.RunDockerComposeCmd("--project-name", projectName, "down")
 	})
 }
 
@@ -128,6 +128,6 @@ func TestNetworkModes(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 
 	t.Run("down", func(t *testing.T) {
-		_ = c.RunDockerCmd("compose", "--project-name", projectName, "down")
+		_ = c.RunDockerComposeCmd("--project-name", projectName, "down")
 	})
 }
diff --git a/pkg/e2e/scan_message_test.go b/pkg/e2e/scan_message_test.go
index 8bd684bbc..74a4681f6 100644
--- a/pkg/e2e/scan_message_test.go
+++ b/pkg/e2e/scan_message_test.go
@@ -36,18 +36,18 @@ func TestDisplayScanMessageAfterBuild(t *testing.T) {
 	c.RunDockerOrExitError("scan", "--help")
 
 	t.Run("display on compose build", func(t *testing.T) {
-		res := c.RunDockerCmd("compose", "-f", "fixtures/simple-build-test/compose.yaml", "-p", "scan-msg-test-compose-build", "build")
+		res := c.RunDockerComposeCmd("-f", "fixtures/simple-build-test/compose.yaml", "-p", "scan-msg-test-compose-build", "build")
 		defer c.RunDockerOrExitError("rmi", "-f", "scan-msg-test-compose-build_nginx")
 		res.Assert(t, icmd.Expected{Err: utils.ScanSuggestMsg})
 	})
 
 	t.Run("do not display on compose build with quiet flag", func(t *testing.T) {
-		res := c.RunDockerCmd("compose", "-f", "fixtures/simple-build-test/compose.yaml", "-p", "scan-msg-test-quiet", "build", "--quiet")
+		res := c.RunDockerComposeCmd("-f", "fixtures/simple-build-test/compose.yaml", "-p", "scan-msg-test-quiet", "build", "--quiet")
 		assert.Assert(t, !strings.Contains(res.Combined(), "docker scan"), res.Combined())
 		res = c.RunDockerCmd("rmi", "-f", "scan-msg-test-quiet_nginx")
 		assert.Assert(t, !strings.Contains(res.Combined(), "No such image"))
 
-		res = c.RunDockerCmd("compose", "-f", "fixtures/simple-build-test/compose.yaml", "-p", "scan-msg-test-q", "build", "-q")
+		res = c.RunDockerComposeCmd("-f", "fixtures/simple-build-test/compose.yaml", "-p", "scan-msg-test-q", "build", "-q")
 		defer c.RunDockerOrExitError("rmi", "-f", "scan-msg-test-q_nginx")
 		assert.Assert(t, !strings.Contains(res.Combined(), "docker scan"), res.Combined())
 	})
@@ -55,13 +55,13 @@ func TestDisplayScanMessageAfterBuild(t *testing.T) {
 	_ = c.RunDockerOrExitError("rmi", "scan-msg-test_nginx")
 
 	t.Run("display on compose up if image is built", func(t *testing.T) {
-		res := c.RunDockerCmd("compose", "-f", "fixtures/simple-build-test/compose.yaml", "-p", "scan-msg-test", "up", "-d")
+		res := c.RunDockerComposeCmd("-f", "fixtures/simple-build-test/compose.yaml", "-p", "scan-msg-test", "up", "-d")
 		defer c.RunDockerOrExitError("compose", "-f", "fixtures/simple-build-test/compose.yaml", "-p", "scan-msg-test", "down")
 		res.Assert(t, icmd.Expected{Err: utils.ScanSuggestMsg})
 	})
 
 	t.Run("do not display on compose up if no image built", func(t *testing.T) { // re-run the same Compose aproject
-		res := c.RunDockerCmd("compose", "-f", "fixtures/simple-build-test/compose.yaml", "-p", "scan-msg-test", "up", "-d")
+		res := c.RunDockerComposeCmd("-f", "fixtures/simple-build-test/compose.yaml", "-p", "scan-msg-test", "up", "-d")
 		defer c.RunDockerOrExitError("compose", "-f", "fixtures/simple-build-test/compose.yaml", "-p", "scan-msg-test", "down", "--rmi", "all")
 		assert.Assert(t, !strings.Contains(res.Combined(), "docker scan"), res.Combined())
 	})
diff --git a/pkg/e2e/start_stop_test.go b/pkg/e2e/start_stop_test.go
index b91f3df79..0b92160c1 100644
--- a/pkg/e2e/start_stop_test.go
+++ b/pkg/e2e/start_stop_test.go
@@ -42,56 +42,56 @@ func TestStartStop(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	t.Run("Up a project", func(t *testing.T) {
-		res := c.RunDockerCmd("compose", "-f", "./fixtures/start-stop/compose.yaml", "--project-name", projectName, "up", "-d")
+		res := c.RunDockerComposeCmd("-f", "./fixtures/start-stop/compose.yaml", "--project-name", projectName, "up", "-d")
 		assert.Assert(t, strings.Contains(res.Combined(), "Container e2e-start-stop-simple-1  Started"), res.Combined())
 
-		res = c.RunDockerCmd("compose", "ls", "--all")
+		res = c.RunDockerComposeCmd("ls", "--all")
 		testify.Regexp(t, getProjectRegx("running"), res.Stdout())
 
-		res = c.RunDockerCmd("compose", "--project-name", projectName, "ps")
+		res = c.RunDockerComposeCmd("--project-name", projectName, "ps")
 		testify.Regexp(t, getServiceRegx("simple", "running"), res.Stdout())
 		testify.Regexp(t, getServiceRegx("another", "running"), res.Stdout())
 	})
 
 	t.Run("stop project", func(t *testing.T) {
-		c.RunDockerCmd("compose", "-f", "./fixtures/start-stop/compose.yaml", "--project-name", projectName, "stop")
+		c.RunDockerComposeCmd("-f", "./fixtures/start-stop/compose.yaml", "--project-name", projectName, "stop")
 
-		res := c.RunDockerCmd("compose", "ls")
+		res := c.RunDockerComposeCmd("ls")
 		assert.Assert(t, !strings.Contains(res.Combined(), "e2e-start-stop"), res.Combined())
 
-		res = c.RunDockerCmd("compose", "ls", "--all")
+		res = c.RunDockerComposeCmd("ls", "--all")
 		testify.Regexp(t, getProjectRegx("exited"), res.Stdout())
 
-		res = c.RunDockerCmd("compose", "--project-name", projectName, "ps")
+		res = c.RunDockerComposeCmd("--project-name", projectName, "ps")
 		assert.Assert(t, !strings.Contains(res.Combined(), "e2e-start-stop-words-1"), res.Combined())
 
-		res = c.RunDockerCmd("compose", "--project-name", projectName, "ps", "--all")
+		res = c.RunDockerComposeCmd("--project-name", projectName, "ps", "--all")
 		testify.Regexp(t, getServiceRegx("simple", "exited"), res.Stdout())
 		testify.Regexp(t, getServiceRegx("another", "exited"), res.Stdout())
 	})
 
 	t.Run("start project", func(t *testing.T) {
-		c.RunDockerCmd("compose", "-f", "./fixtures/start-stop/compose.yaml", "--project-name", projectName, "start")
+		c.RunDockerComposeCmd("-f", "./fixtures/start-stop/compose.yaml", "--project-name", projectName, "start")
 
-		res := c.RunDockerCmd("compose", "ls")
+		res := c.RunDockerComposeCmd("ls")
 		testify.Regexp(t, getProjectRegx("running"), res.Stdout())
 	})
 
 	t.Run("pause project", func(t *testing.T) {
-		c.RunDockerCmd("compose", "-f", "./fixtures/start-stop/compose.yaml", "--project-name", projectName, "pause")
+		c.RunDockerComposeCmd("-f", "./fixtures/start-stop/compose.yaml", "--project-name", projectName, "pause")
 
-		res := c.RunDockerCmd("compose", "ls", "--all")
+		res := c.RunDockerComposeCmd("ls", "--all")
 		testify.Regexp(t, getProjectRegx("paused"), res.Stdout())
 	})
 
 	t.Run("unpause project", func(t *testing.T) {
-		c.RunDockerCmd("compose", "-f", "./fixtures/start-stop/compose.yaml", "--project-name", projectName, "unpause")
+		c.RunDockerComposeCmd("-f", "./fixtures/start-stop/compose.yaml", "--project-name", projectName, "unpause")
 
-		res := c.RunDockerCmd("compose", "ls")
+		res := c.RunDockerComposeCmd("ls")
 		testify.Regexp(t, getProjectRegx("running"), res.Stdout())
 	})
 
 	t.Run("down", func(t *testing.T) {
-		_ = c.RunDockerCmd("compose", "--project-name", projectName, "down")
+		_ = c.RunDockerComposeCmd("--project-name", projectName, "down")
 	})
 }
diff --git a/pkg/e2e/volumes_test.go b/pkg/e2e/volumes_test.go
index 76384d317..32528a9df 100644
--- a/pkg/e2e/volumes_test.go
+++ b/pkg/e2e/volumes_test.go
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ func TestLocalComposeVolume(t *testing.T) {
 		c.RunDockerOrExitError("rmi", "compose-e2e-volume_nginx")
 		c.RunDockerOrExitError("volume", "rm", projectName+"_staticVol")
 		c.RunDockerOrExitError("volume", "rm", "myvolume")
-		c.RunDockerCmd("compose", "--project-directory", "fixtures/volume-test", "--project-name", projectName, "up", "-d")
+		c.RunDockerComposeCmd("--project-directory", "fixtures/volume-test", "--project-name", projectName, "up", "-d")
 	})
 
 	t.Run("access bind mount data", func(t *testing.T) {
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ func TestLocalComposeVolume(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 
 	t.Run("cleanup volume project", func(t *testing.T) {
-		c.RunDockerCmd("compose", "--project-name", projectName, "down", "--volumes")
+		c.RunDockerComposeCmd("--project-name", projectName, "down", "--volumes")
 		res := c.RunDockerCmd("volume", "ls")
 		assert.Assert(t, !strings.Contains(res.Stdout(), projectName+"_staticVol"))
 		assert.Assert(t, !strings.Contains(res.Stdout(), "myvolume"))