diff --git a/docker.mk b/docker.mk
index 0292236..2f1ce84 100644
--- a/docker.mk
+++ b/docker.mk
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ start-compose:
 start-swarm:
 	@- echo "\n### starting service(s)"
 	@- $(foreach ctx,$(DEPLOY_HOSTS), \
-		docker stack deploy -c stack.yml $(DEPLOY_NAME); \
+		docker --context $(ctx) stack deploy -c stack.yml $(DEPLOY_NAME); \
 	)
 
 stop-compose:
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ stop-compose:
 stop-swarm:
 	@- echo "\n### stopping service(s)"
 	@- $(foreach ctx,$(DEPLOY_HOSTS), \
-		docker stack rm $(DEPLOY_NAME); \
+		docker --context $(ctx) stack rm $(DEPLOY_NAME); \
 	)
 
 logs-compose: