diff --git a/lib/puppet/provider/docker_compose/ruby.rb b/lib/puppet/provider/docker_compose/ruby.rb
index 02c8792e..0fef7f3f 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/provider/docker_compose/ruby.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/provider/docker_compose/ruby.rb
@@ -13,6 +13,11 @@
     environment(HOME: '/root')
   end
 
+  has_command(:docker_compose, command(:dockercompose)) do
+    Dir.mkdir('/tmp_docker') unless Dir.exist?('/tmp_docker')
+    ENV.store('TMPDIR', '/tmp_docker')
+  end
+
   def exists?
     Puppet.info("Checking for compose project #{name}")
     compose_services = {}
@@ -31,18 +36,17 @@ def exists?
                           "label=com.docker.compose.project=#{name}",
                         ]).split("\n")
     compose_containers.push(*containers)
-    compose_containers.uniq!
 
     compose_services = compose_output['services']
 
-    if compose_services.count != compose_containers.count
+    if compose_services.count != compose_containers.uniq.count
       return false
     end
 
     counts = Hash[*compose_services.each.map { |key, array|
                     image = (array['image']) ? array['image'] : get_image(key, compose_services)
                     Puppet.info("Checking for compose service #{key} #{image}")
-                    ["#{key}-#{image}", compose_containers.count("#{key}-#{image}")]
+                    [key, compose_containers.count("#{key}-#{image}")]
                   }.flatten]
 
     # No containers found for the project
diff --git a/manifests/init.pp b/manifests/init.pp
index ee15a03c..647637ca 100644
--- a/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/manifests/init.pp
@@ -660,6 +660,7 @@
     -> Docker::Registry <||>
     -> Docker::Image <||>
     -> Docker::Run <||>
+    -> Docker_compose <||>
   } else {
     contain 'docker::repos'
     contain 'docker::install'
diff --git a/spec/acceptance/compose_v3_spec.rb b/spec/acceptance/compose_v3_spec.rb
index 2c681352..90181183 100644
--- a/spec/acceptance/compose_v3_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/acceptance/compose_v3_spec.rb
@@ -41,8 +41,11 @@ class { 'docker::compose':
     let(:install_pp) do
       <<-MANIFEST
         docker_compose { 'web':
-        compose_files => ['#{tmp_path}/docker-compose-v3.yml'],
-        ensure => present,
+          compose_files => ['#{tmp_path}/docker-compose-v3.yml'],
+          ensure => present,
+          scale => {
+            compose_test => 2
+          }
         }
       MANIFEST
     end
@@ -66,6 +69,9 @@ class { 'docker::compose':
         docker_compose { 'web1':
           compose_files => ['#{tmp_path}/docker-compose-v3.yml', '#{tmp_path}/docker-compose-override-v3.yml'],
           ensure => present,
+          scale => {
+            compose_test => 2
+          }
         }
       MANIFEST
 
diff --git a/spec/classes/init_spec.rb b/spec/classes/init_spec.rb
index 0e4ab609..c2a4af4c 100644
--- a/spec/classes/init_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/init_spec.rb
@@ -196,6 +196,12 @@
               }
             else
               it {
+                # Stub /tmp_docker dir to prevent shelling out during spec test
+                allow(Dir).to receive(:exist?).and_wrap_original do |original_method, a|
+                  original_method.call(a)
+                end
+                allow(Dir).to receive(:exist?).with('/tmp_docker').and_return(true)
+
                 is_expected.to contain_class('docker::repos').that_comes_before('Class[docker::install]')
                 is_expected.to contain_class('docker::install').that_comes_before('Class[docker::config]')
                 is_expected.to contain_class('docker::config').that_comes_before('Class[docker::service]')
diff --git a/spec/defines/registry_spec.rb b/spec/defines/registry_spec.rb
index bae0e0d8..de89b70d 100644
--- a/spec/defines/registry_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/defines/registry_spec.rb
@@ -2,6 +2,15 @@
 
 require 'spec_helper'
 
+# Stub /tmp_docker dir to prevent shelling out during spec test
+class Dir
+  class << self
+    def exist?(var)
+      return true if var == '/tmp_docker'
+    end
+  end
+end
+
 tests = {
   'with ensure => absent' => {
     'ensure' => 'absent',
diff --git a/spec/unit/lib/puppet/type/docker_compose_spec.rb b/spec/unit/lib/puppet/type/docker_compose_spec.rb
index 9b310ffb..b0f36d8f 100644
--- a/spec/unit/lib/puppet/type/docker_compose_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/lib/puppet/type/docker_compose_spec.rb
@@ -2,6 +2,15 @@
 
 require 'spec_helper'
 
+# Stub /tmp_docker dir to prevent shelling out during spec test
+class Dir
+  class << self
+    def exist?(var)
+      return true if var == '/tmp_docker'
+    end
+  end
+end
+
 compose = Puppet::Type.type(:docker_compose)
 
 describe compose do