diff --git a/tests/python/shared/fixtures/init.py b/tests/python/shared/fixtures/init.py
index 5c2992817ce81acb4d2a1db3f17740db351842af..da673bfa9f2a17109ac178b2d03463fab2e84c73 100644
--- a/tests/python/shared/fixtures/init.py
+++ b/tests/python/shared/fixtures/init.py
@@ -260,7 +260,8 @@ def get_server_image_tag():
 
 def docker_compose(dc_files, cvat_root_dir):
     return [
-        "docker-compose",
+        "docker",
+        "compose",
         f"--project-name={PREFIX}",
         # use compatibility mode to have fixed names for containers (with underscores)
         # https://github.com/docker/compose#about-update-and-backward-compatibility
@@ -277,7 +278,6 @@ def start_services(dc_files, rebuild=False, cvat_root_dir=CVAT_ROOT_DIR):
             f"List of running containers: {', '.join(running_containers())}"
         )
 
-    _run(docker_compose(dc_files, cvat_root_dir) + ["build"], capture_output=False)
     _run(
         docker_compose(dc_files, cvat_root_dir) + ["up", "-d", *["--build"] * rebuild],
         capture_output=False,