diff --git a/pkg/compose/compose.go b/pkg/compose/compose.go
index f71978e2b..7c3c96a2b 100644
--- a/pkg/compose/compose.go
+++ b/pkg/compose/compose.go
@@ -142,6 +142,10 @@ SERVICES:
 		}
 		return project, errors.New("no such service: " + qs)
 	}
+	err := project.ForServices(services)
+	if err != nil {
+		return project, err
+	}
 
 	return project, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/compose/start.go b/pkg/compose/start.go
index 0d0b493a8..dca5358eb 100644
--- a/pkg/compose/start.go
+++ b/pkg/compose/start.go
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ func (s *composeService) Start(ctx context.Context, projectName string, options
 
 func (s *composeService) start(ctx context.Context, projectName string, options api.StartOptions, listener api.ContainerEventListener) error {
 	var containers Containers
-	containers, err := s.getContainers(ctx, projectName, oneOffExclude, true, options.AttachTo...)
+	containers, err := s.getContainers(ctx, projectName, oneOffExclude, true)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}