diff --git a/docker/restart.sh b/docker/restart.sh
index 16a84c7..b5e1390 100644
--- a/docker/restart.sh
+++ b/docker/restart.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ set -euo pipefail
 # Script to completely restart the project as requested
 
 echo "Stopping and removing containers..."
-dc() { (cd "$(dirname "$0")" && docker compose --env-file ../.env -f compose.yaml "$@"); }
+dc() { (cd "$(dirname "$0")/.." && docker compose -f docker/compose.yaml "$@"); }
 dc down --remove-orphans
 
 echo "Clearing Docker build cache..."
diff --git a/docker/setup.sh b/docker/setup.sh
index 22b0b6c..d3880ee 100644
--- a/docker/setup.sh
+++ b/docker/setup.sh
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ else
   exit 1
 fi
 
-# Helper to run docker compose from the docker/ directory
-dc() { (cd "$DOCKER_DIR" && $DOCKER_COMPOSE --env-file ../.env -f compose.yaml "$@"); }
+# Helper to run docker compose from the project root
+dc() { (cd "$ROOT_DIR" && $DOCKER_COMPOSE -f docker/compose.yaml "$@"); }
 
 REBUILD=1
 RECREATE=0