diff --git a/compose/README.md b/compose/README.md
index 4cd0cf63c8..6300ff5b90 100644
--- a/compose/README.md
+++ b/compose/README.md
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ installation of openstack.  Running the 'tools/genenv' script creates an
 'openrc' to allow access to the installation.
 
 Once you have run that you can either manually start the containers using the
-'docker-compose' command or try the 'tools/kolla start' script which tries to
+'docker-compose' command or try the 'tools/kolla-compose start' script which tries to
 start them all in a reasonable order, waiting at key points for services to
 become available.  Once stood up you can issue the typical openstack commands
 to use the installation.  If using nova networking use:
diff --git a/devenv/README.md b/devenv/README.md
index 000bbd071c..53f0a34171 100644
--- a/devenv/README.md
+++ b/devenv/README.md
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ you can edit for a different setup.
 
 Next, run the start script.
 
-    $ ./tools/kolla start
+    $ ./tools/kolla-compose start
 
 The `start` script is responsible for starting the containers
 using `docker-compose -f <osp-service-container> up -d`.
diff --git a/docs/dev-quickstart.md b/docs/dev-quickstart.md
index 0f718e22e5..6323166b67 100644
--- a/docs/dev-quickstart.md
+++ b/docs/dev-quickstart.md
@@ -90,11 +90,11 @@ interface name in `compose/openstack.env`:
 
 Next, run the start command:
 
-    $ sudo ./tools/kolla start
+    $ sudo ./tools/kolla-compose start
 
 Finally, run the status command:
 
-    $ sudo ./tools/kolla status
+    $ sudo ./tools/kolla-compose status
 
 This will display information about all Kolla containers.
 
diff --git a/tools/kolla b/tools/kolla-compose
similarity index 100%
rename from tools/kolla
rename to tools/kolla-compose
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 55409f5d4c..76b006c316 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ commands =
 whitelist_externals = bash
 commands =
     bash -c tools/genenv
-    sudo tools/kolla start
+    sudo tools/kolla-compose start
 # this can be improved after https://review.openstack.org/#/c/180729/
 # tools/test-deploy