diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c9b816d..dc64d02 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -2,13 +2,15 @@
 
 A simple Makefile based deployment system.
 
+**make-deploy** was initially hosted at https://git.dnix.de/an/make-deploy. Since it has become heavily used at chefkoch.de for system deployments, and lots of code is committed there, we moved the repo to https://git.chefkoch.net/pub/make-deploy. A mirror still exists at https://git.dnix.de/mirror/make-deploy.
+
 **make-deploy** is licensed under the terms of the MIT-License. See [LICENSE](LICENSE) for info.
 
 ## Installation
 
 1. Clone **make-deploy** as a submodule into your repository:
 
-    $ git submodule add https://git.dnix.de/dnix/make-deploy
+    $ git submodule add https://git.chefkoch.net/pub/make-deploy
     
 2. Create a symlink to the Makefile:
 
diff --git a/compose.mk b/compose.mk
index 016eb49..0142d3f 100644
--- a/compose.mk
+++ b/compose.mk
@@ -6,10 +6,6 @@ ifndef DOCKER_LOGIN
 DOCKER_LOGIN = 0
 endif
 
-ifndef COMPOSE_CMD
-COMPOSE_CMD = 'docker-compose'
-endif
-
 pull-compose:
 	@echo "\n### pulling image(s)"
 	@$(foreach host,$(DEPLOY_HOSTS), \
@@ -30,7 +26,7 @@ start-compose:
 	@$(foreach host,$(DEPLOY_HOSTS), \
 		set -e; \
 		echo "#host: $(host)"; \
-		ssh $(SSH_USER)@$(host) "cd $(project_dir); $(COMPOSE_CMD) up -d"; \
+		ssh $(SSH_USER)@$(host) "cd $(project_dir); docker-compose up -d"; \
 		sleep $(DEPLOY_START_DELAY); \
 		set +e; \
 	)
@@ -40,7 +36,7 @@ logs-compose:
 	@$(foreach host,$(DEPLOY_HOSTS), \
 		set -e; \
 		echo "#host: $(host)"; \
-		ssh $(SSH_USER)@$(host) "cd $(project_dir); $(COMPOSE_CMD) logs -f $(service)"; \
+		ssh $(SSH_USER)@$(host) "cd $(project_dir); docker-compose logs -f $(service)"; \
 		set +e; \
 	)
 
@@ -49,7 +45,7 @@ restart-compose:
 	@$(foreach host,$(DEPLOY_HOSTS), \
 		set -e; \
 		echo "#host: $(host)"; \
-		ssh $(SSH_USER)@$(host) "cd $(project_dir); $(COMPOSE_CMD) restart"; \
+		ssh $(SSH_USER)@$(host) "cd $(project_dir); docker-compose restart"; \
 		sleep $(DEPLOY_START_DELAY); \
 		set +e; \
 	)