diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 6d8e2a5..166dce2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -50,10 +50,11 @@ jobs:
         if: matrix.rust == 'stable' && matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest'
         run: |
           # Commands should use self.execute_command(args) not self.executor.execute_command("docker", args)
-          # The latter causes "docker docker <cmd>" double-command bug
-          if grep -r 'executor\.execute_command("docker"' src/command/; then
-            echo "ERROR: Found executor.execute_command(\"docker\", ...) antipattern!"
+          # The latter causes "docker docker <cmd>" double-command bug (issue #233)
+          if grep -rE 'executor\.execute_command\("docker"|execute_command\("docker",' src/command.rs src/command/; then
+            echo "ERROR: Found execute_command(\"docker\", ...) antipattern!"
             echo "Use self.execute_command(args) instead to avoid 'docker docker' bug."
+            echo "For compose commands, pass 'compose' as command name, not 'docker'."
             exit 1
           fi
 
diff --git a/src/command.rs b/src/command.rs
index a2369e0..de8de3f 100644
--- a/src/command.rs
+++ b/src/command.rs
@@ -138,8 +138,10 @@ pub trait DockerCommand {
         // For compose commands, we need to handle "docker compose <subcommand>"
         // For regular commands, we handle "docker <command>"
         if command_args.first() == Some(&"compose".to_string()) {
-            // This is a compose command - args are already formatted correctly
-            executor.execute_command("docker", command_args).await
+            // This is a compose command - pass "compose" as command name
+            // and remaining args (skip the "compose" prefix since it becomes the command name)
+            let remaining_args = command_args.into_iter().skip(1).collect();
+            executor.execute_command("compose", remaining_args).await
         } else {
             // Regular docker command - first arg is the command name
             let command_name = command_args
@@ -1076,4 +1078,43 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(empty_output.stdout_is_empty());
         assert!(empty_output.stderr_is_empty());
     }
+
+    /// Regression test for issue #233: Verify that compose commands don't produce
+    /// "docker docker compose" when executed. The args returned by `ComposeCommand`
+    /// should start with "compose" (not "docker"), and the `execute_command` logic
+    /// should properly handle this by passing "compose" as the command name.
+    #[cfg(feature = "compose")]
+    #[test]
+    fn test_compose_command_args_structure() {
+        use crate::compose::ComposeUpCommand;
+
+        let cmd = ComposeUpCommand::new()
+            .file("docker-compose.yml")
+            .detach()
+            .service("web");
+
+        let args = ComposeCommand::build_command_args(&cmd);
+
+        // First arg must be "compose" - this becomes the command name
+        assert_eq!(args[0], "compose", "compose args must start with 'compose'");
+
+        // "docker" should never appear in these args - the runtime binary
+        // is added separately by CommandExecutor
+        assert!(
+            !args.iter().any(|arg| arg == "docker"),
+            "compose args should not contain 'docker': {args:?}"
+        );
+
+        // Verify expected structure: compose [global opts] up [subcommand opts] [services]
+        assert!(args.contains(&"up".to_string()), "must contain subcommand");
+        assert!(args.contains(&"--file".to_string()), "must contain --file");
+        assert!(
+            args.contains(&"--detach".to_string()),
+            "must contain --detach"
+        );
+        assert!(
+            args.contains(&"web".to_string()),
+            "must contain service name"
+        );
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/command/compose/ps.rs b/src/command/compose/ps.rs
index e55621a..8ec8221 100644
--- a/src/command/compose/ps.rs
+++ b/src/command/compose/ps.rs
@@ -380,4 +380,26 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(args.contains(&"my-project".to_string()));
         assert!(args.contains(&"--all".to_string()));
     }
+
+    /// Regression test for issue #233: `ComposePsCommand` was failing because
+    /// the command was being built as "docker docker compose ..." instead of
+    /// "docker compose ...". This verifies that `build_command_args` does not
+    /// include "docker" since the runtime binary is added separately.
+    #[test]
+    fn test_compose_args_no_docker_prefix() {
+        let cmd = ComposePsCommand::new()
+            .file("/path/to/docker-compose.yaml")
+            .service("php");
+
+        let args = ComposeCommand::build_command_args(&cmd);
+
+        // Args should start with "compose", not "docker"
+        assert_eq!(args[0], "compose");
+        // "docker" should not appear anywhere in the args (the runtime binary
+        // is added separately by CommandExecutor)
+        assert!(
+            !args.iter().any(|arg| arg == "docker"),
+            "args should not contain 'docker': {args:?}"
+        );
+    }
 }