diff --git a/generate_config.sh b/generate_config.sh
index 2b1d2c35e..10c54c93a 100755
--- a/generate_config.sh
+++ b/generate_config.sh
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ for bin in openssl curl docker git awk sha1sum grep cut; do
 done
 
 if docker compose > /dev/null 2>&1; then
-    if docker compose version --short | grep "^2." > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+    if docker compose version --short | grep -e "^2." -e "^v2." > /dev/null 2>&1; then
       COMPOSE_VERSION=native
       echo -e "\e[33mFound Docker Compose Plugin (native).\e[0m"
       echo -e "\e[33mSetting the DOCKER_COMPOSE_VERSION Variable to native\e[0m"
@@ -553,4 +553,4 @@ else
   echo -e "\e[33mCannot determine current git repository version...\e[0m"
 fi
 
-detect_bad_asn
\ No newline at end of file
+detect_bad_asn
diff --git a/update.sh b/update.sh
index 419f85f4e..f636b21ec 100755
--- a/update.sh
+++ b/update.sh
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ remove_obsolete_nginx_ports() {
 detect_docker_compose_command(){
 if ! [[ "${DOCKER_COMPOSE_VERSION}" =~ ^(native|standalone)$ ]]; then
   if docker compose > /dev/null 2>&1; then
-      if docker compose version --short | grep "2." > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+      if docker compose version --short | grep -e "^2." -e "^v2." > /dev/null 2>&1; then
         DOCKER_COMPOSE_VERSION=native
         COMPOSE_COMMAND="docker compose"
         echo -e "\e[33mFound Docker Compose Plugin (native).\e[0m"