diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/testcontainers/containers/ComposeContainer.java b/core/src/main/java/org/testcontainers/containers/ComposeContainer.java
index 539ca957764..099289fa94f 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/testcontainers/containers/ComposeContainer.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/testcontainers/containers/ComposeContainer.java
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ public class ComposeContainer implements Startable {
 
     public static final String COMPOSE_EXECUTABLE = SystemUtils.IS_OS_WINDOWS ? "docker.exe" : "docker";
 
-    private static final DockerImageName DEFAULT_IMAGE_NAME = DockerImageName.parse("docker");
+    private static final DockerImageName DEFAULT_IMAGE_NAME = DockerImageName.parse("library/docker");
 
     private final ComposeDelegate composeDelegate;
 
diff --git a/core/src/test/java/org/testcontainers/containers/ComposeContainerTest.java b/core/src/test/java/org/testcontainers/containers/ComposeContainerTest.java
index cee985d36df..0fd943414d6 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/org/testcontainers/containers/ComposeContainerTest.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/org/testcontainers/containers/ComposeContainerTest.java
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 class ComposeContainerTest {
 
-    public static final String DOCKER_IMAGE = "docker:25.0.2";
+    public static final String DOCKER_IMAGE = "library/docker:25.0.2";
 
     private static final String COMPOSE_FILE_PATH = "src/test/resources/v2-compose-test.yml";