diff --git a/packaging/tests/scripts/start-compose.sh b/packaging/tests/scripts/start-compose.sh
index 9e364dfe78..4cc30b7429 100755
--- a/packaging/tests/scripts/start-compose.sh
+++ b/packaging/tests/scripts/start-compose.sh
@@ -27,11 +27,11 @@ fi
 
 echo "Starting ACS stack in ${DOCKER_COMPOSE_PATH}"
 
-TRANSFORMERS_TAG=$(mvn help:evaluate -Dexpression=dependency.alfresco-transform-core.version -q -DforceStdout)
-TRANSFORM_ROUTER_TAG=$(mvn help:evaluate -Dexpression=dependency.alfresco-transform-service.version -q -DforceStdout)
+export TRANSFORMERS_TAG=$(mvn help:evaluate -Dexpression=dependency.alfresco-transform-core.version -q -DforceStdout)
+export TRANSFORM_ROUTER_TAG=$(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+
-TRANSFORMERS_TAG=${TRANSFORMERS_TAG} TRANSFORM_ROUTER_TAG=${TRANSFORM_ROUTER_TAG} docker-compose --file "${DOCKER_COMPOSE_PATH}" --project-directory $(dirname "${DOCKER_COMPOSE_PATH}") up -d
+docker-compose --file "${DOCKER_COMPOSE_PATH}" --project-directory $(dirname "${DOCKER_COMPOSE_PATH}") up -d
 
 if [ $? -eq 0 ]
 then