diff --git a/src/runtimes/docker/clients/DockerComposeClient/DockerComposeClient.ts b/src/runtimes/docker/clients/DockerComposeClient/DockerComposeClient.ts
index 97960f1e8d..5899b1ea01 100644
--- a/src/runtimes/docker/clients/DockerComposeClient/DockerComposeClient.ts
+++ b/src/runtimes/docker/clients/DockerComposeClient/DockerComposeClient.ts
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ export class DockerComposeClient extends ConfigurableClient implements IContaine
             withNamedArg('--timeout', options.timeoutSeconds?.toString(10)),
             withFlagArg('--wait', options.wait),
             withArg(options.customOptions),
-            withArg(options.services?.join(' ')),
+            withArg(...(options.services || [])),
         )();
     }