diff --git a/doc/source/etherpad.rst b/doc/source/etherpad.rst
index aff61ea933..5ac6285dfe 100644
--- a/doc/source/etherpad.rst
+++ b/doc/source/etherpad.rst
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ browser). This is fairly easily accomplished via the `HTTP API`_, but
 you need the key which is saved in a file on the server so it's easiest
 if done when SSH'd into it locally::
 
-  /usr/bin/docker-compose -f /etc/etherpad-docker/docker-compose.yaml exec -T etherpad \
+  /usr/local/bin/docker-compose -f /etc/etherpad-docker/docker-compose.yaml exec -T etherpad \
   bash -c "wget -qO- 'http://localhost:9001/api/1/deletePad?apikey='$(cat \
   /opt/etherpad-lite/APIKEY.txt)'&padID=XXXXXXXXXX'"
 
diff --git a/playbooks/roles/etherpad/tasks/main.yaml b/playbooks/roles/etherpad/tasks/main.yaml
index f206494204..f3fbef1d6e 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/etherpad/tasks/main.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/roles/etherpad/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@
     state: present
     user: root
     job: >
-      /usr/bin/docker-compose -f /etc/etherpad-docker/docker-compose.yaml exec -T mariadb
+      /usr/local/bin/docker-compose -f /etc/etherpad-docker/docker-compose.yaml exec -T mariadb
       bash -c '/usr/bin/mysqldump --opt --databases etherpad-lite --single-transaction -uroot -p"$MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD"' |
       gzip -9 > /var/backups/etherpad-mariadb/etherpad-mariadb.sql.gz
     minute: 42
diff --git a/playbooks/roles/gitea/tasks/main.yaml b/playbooks/roles/gitea/tasks/main.yaml
index 08cc07e4f4..0204e0c1b8 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/gitea/tasks/main.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/roles/gitea/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@
     state: present
     user: root
     job: >
-      /usr/bin/docker-compose -f /etc/gitea-docker/docker-compose.yaml exec -T mariadb
+      /usr/local/bin/docker-compose -f /etc/gitea-docker/docker-compose.yaml exec -T mariadb
       bash -c '/usr/bin/mysqldump --opt --databases gitea --single-transaction -uroot -p"$MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD"' |
       gzip -9 > /var/backups/gitea-mariadb/gitea-mariadb.sql.gz
     minute: 42