diff --git a/packaging/tests/scripts/start-compose.sh b/packaging/tests/scripts/start-compose.sh
index 4cc30b7429..e462205865 100755
--- a/packaging/tests/scripts/start-compose.sh
+++ b/packaging/tests/scripts/start-compose.sh
@@ -1,9 +1,21 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -x
 
 export DOCKER_COMPOSE_PATH=$1
-export CLEAN_UP="$2"
+export DOCKER_COMPOSES=""
+export CLEAN_UP=""
 
-if [ -z "$DOCKER_COMPOSE_PATH" ]
+for var in "$@"
+do
+  if [ "$var" == "no-clean-up" ]
+  then
+    export CLEAN_UP="$var"
+  else
+    export DOCKER_COMPOSES+="--file $var "
+  fi
+done
+
+if [ -z "$DOCKER_COMPOSES" ]
 then
   echo "Please provide path to docker-compose.yml: \"${0##*/} /path/to/docker-compose.yml\""
   exit 1
@@ -15,8 +27,8 @@ fi
 # The second parameter can be used to avoid doing a clean up if we are doing a restart test.
 if [ "$CLEAN_UP" != "no-clean-up" ]
 then
-  docker-compose --file "${DOCKER_COMPOSE_PATH}" kill
-  docker-compose --file "${DOCKER_COMPOSE_PATH}" rm -f
+  docker-compose ${DOCKER_COMPOSES} --project-directory $(dirname "${DOCKER_COMPOSE_PATH}") kill
+  docker-compose ${DOCKER_COMPOSES} --project-directory $(dirname "${DOCKER_COMPOSE_PATH}") rm -f
 
   export GENERATED_IMAGES=$(docker images | grep '^environment_' | awk '{ print $3 }')
   if [ -n "$GENERATED_IMAGES" ]
@@ -31,7 +43,7 @@ export TRANSFORMERS_TAG=$(mvn help:evaluate -Dexpression=dependency.alfresco-tra
 export TRANSFORM_ROUTER_TAG=$(mvn help:evaluate -Dexpression=dependency.alfresco-transform-service.version -q -DforceStdout)
 
 # .env files are picked up from project directory correctly on docker-compose 1.23.0+
-docker-compose --file "${DOCKER_COMPOSE_PATH}" --project-directory $(dirname "${DOCKER_COMPOSE_PATH}") up -d
+docker-compose ${DOCKER_COMPOSES} --project-directory $(dirname "${DOCKER_COMPOSE_PATH}") up -d
 
 if [ $? -eq 0 ]
 then