diff --git a/scripts/docker_run.sh b/scripts/docker_run.sh
index ea8c8a77..497919e5 100755
--- a/scripts/docker_run.sh
+++ b/scripts/docker_run.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ set -e
 
 echo "*** Start PEAQ Network Node ***"
 
-cd $(dirname ${BASH_SOURCE[0]})/..
+repository_root="$(cd -- "$(dirname -- "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/.." && pwd)"
+compose_file="${repository_root}/scripts/docker-compose.yml"
 
-docker-compose down --remove-orphans
-docker-compose run --rm --service-ports dev $@
+docker-compose --project-directory "${repository_root}" -f "${compose_file}" down --remove-orphans
+docker-compose --project-directory "${repository_root}" -f "${compose_file}" run --rm --service-ports dev "$@"