diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index cfbd497..64ad298 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-### version: 1.10.3
+### version: 1.10.4
 
 # ~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.#
 #    Nightscout Mikr.us setup script    #
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 # This file is automatically generated. Do not modify it directly!
 # Instead, modify the source files in the src directory and run the build script!
 #
-# Build time: 2026.01.06 15:45
+# Build time: 2026.01.06 16:35
 
 
 
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ DISK_LOW_MAIL=5184000           # == 60 days in seconds
 DISK_CRITICAL_WARNING=104857600 # == 100 MiB
 DISK_CRITICAL_MAIL=604800       # == 7 days in seconds
 DOCKER_DOWN_MAIL=604800         # == 7 days in seconds
-SCRIPT_VERSION="1.10.3"         #auto-update
+SCRIPT_VERSION="1.10.4"         #auto-update
 SCRIPT_BUILD_TIME="2026.01.06"  #auto-update
 FORCE_DEBUG_LOG=""
 NONINTERACTIVE_MODE="false"
@@ -1150,8 +1150,15 @@ check_docker() {
 }
 
 check_docker_compose() {
-	docker compose version >/dev/null 2>&1
-	add_if_not_ok_compose "Docker compose"
+	local version_output
+	version_output="$(docker compose version)"
+	# check if output has 'unknown' in it
+	if [[ "$version_output" == *"unknown"* ]]; then
+		$?=-1
+		add_if_not_ok_compose "Docker compose"
+	else
+		msgcheck "Docker compose installed"
+	fi
 }
 
 check_jq() {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8169284..e312318 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@dlvoy/ns-installer-mikrus",
-  "version": "1.10.3",
+  "version": "1.10.4",
   "description": "Nightscout installer for mikr.us VPS",
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/updated b/updated
index 7e04595..9d21b04 100644
--- a/updated
+++ b/updated
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2026-01-06T15:45:06.053Z
\ No newline at end of file
+2026-01-06T16:35:48.974Z
\ No newline at end of file