diff --git a/template/{{ part_dir }}/Makefile.jinja b/template/{{ part_dir }}/Makefile.jinja
index 82567ab..9242936 100644
--- a/template/{{ part_dir }}/Makefile.jinja	
+++ b/template/{{ part_dir }}/Makefile.jinja	
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 {%- if 'scheduler' in backend_services %}{% set _ = app_services.append("scheduler") %}{% endif -%}
 {%- set has_script = dynamic_config and svc_modules -%}
 {%- set has_scripts = dynamic_config or 'kurigram_userbot' in backend_services -%}
-COMPOSE := docker compose{% if layout == 'part' %} --project-directory ..{% endif %}
+COMPOSE := {% if layout == 'part' %}cd .. && {% endif %}docker compose
 {% if svc_modules %}IMAGE := {{ project_slug }}/backend
 IMAGE_INPUTS := pyproject.toml uv.lock Dockerfile
 CODE := src{% if has_scripts %} scripts{% endif %}