diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index c376c4a..6d2eab3 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -210,8 +210,8 @@ if [ $toolsok == 'ok' ];then
 fi
 
 if [ $toolsok == 'ok' ];then
-	cp -f $wdir/files/VuetableCssConfig.js	$wdir/node_modules/vuetable-2/src/components/VuetableCssConfig.js
-	cp -f $wdir/files/serve.js		$wdir/node_modules/@vue/cli-service/lib/commands/serve.js
+	#cp -f $wdir/files/VuetableCssConfig.js	$wdir/node_modules/vuetable-2/src/components/VuetableCssConfig.js
+	#cp -f $wdir/files/serve.js		$wdir/node_modules/@vue/cli-service/lib/commands/serve.js
 	cp -f $wdir/files/status.sh		$wdir/src-local/hybrid/connect/status.sh
 	cp -f $wdir/files/get-swarmlab-ca	$wdir/src-local/hybrid/connect/get-swarmlab-ca
 	cp -f $wdir/files/get-base-ca		$wdir/src-local/hybrid/connect/get-base-ca
diff --git a/start.sh b/start.sh
index 4e2166a..36bbb51 100755
--- a/start.sh
+++ b/start.sh
@@ -23,9 +23,37 @@ fi
 #echo "full path dir    $SFPATH"
 #echo "relativ path dir $SRPATH"
 
+#1.26.2
+check_compose_version() {
+    composeversion=$(docker-compose version | head -1 | cut -d',' -f1 | cut -d' ' -f3)
+    version_good=$(echo $composeversion | awk 'BEGIN{ FS="."}; 
+    { if ($1 < 1) { print "N"; } 
+      else if ($1 == 1) { 
+          if ($2 < 26) { print "N"; } 
+          else { print "Y"; } 
+      } 
+      else { print "Y"; }
+    }')
+
+    echo "$version_good"
+}
+
+composeversioncheck=$(check_compose_version)
+
 cwdir=$PWD
 wdir=$SFPATH
 cd $wdir
+
+if [ "$composeversioncheck" == "N" ]; then
+        current=$(docker-compose version)
+        echo current docker-conpose version too low
+        echo current docker-compose: $current
+        echo required 1.26.0 minimum
+else
+	compose=$(docker-compose -f test/run.yml config --services)
+	if [ "$compose" == "swarmlabclient" ]; then
+		#echo "compose ok"
+
 ./update-agent.sh
 cd src-local
 ./start-server.sh
@@ -59,3 +87,12 @@ ${NOCOLOR}
 
 EOM
 )"
+	else
+		current=$(docker-compose version)
+		echo current docker-compose version too low
+		echo current docker-compose: $current
+		echo required 1.26.0 minimum
+		#echo "compose not ok"
+
+	fi
+fi