diff --git a/app/Jobs/ApplicationDeploymentJob.php b/app/Jobs/ApplicationDeploymentJob.php
index 3b2313e19..0b7242377 100644
--- a/app/Jobs/ApplicationDeploymentJob.php
+++ b/app/Jobs/ApplicationDeploymentJob.php
@@ -1249,9 +1249,15 @@ private function start_by_compose_file()
                 [executeInDocker($this->deployment_uuid, "docker compose --project-directory {$this->workdir} up --build -d"), "hidden" => true],
             );
         } else {
-            $this->execute_remote_command(
-                [executeInDocker($this->deployment_uuid, "docker compose --project-directory {$this->workdir} up --build -d"), "hidden" => true],
-            );
+            if ($this->docker_compose_location) {
+                $this->execute_remote_command(
+                    [executeInDocker($this->deployment_uuid, "docker compose --project-directory {$this->workdir} -f {$this->workdir}{$this->docker_compose_location} up --build -d"), "hidden" => true],
+                );
+            } else {
+                $this->execute_remote_command(
+                    [executeInDocker($this->deployment_uuid, "docker compose --project-directory {$this->workdir} up --build -d"), "hidden" => true],
+                );
+            }
         }
         $this->application_deployment_queue->addLogEntry("New container started.");
     }