diff --git a/bin/compose b/bin/compose
index 535b5bb..9ae0d1f 100755
--- a/bin/compose
+++ b/bin/compose
@@ -655,6 +655,23 @@ set_os() {
     OS="$(get_os)"
     case "$OS" in
         linux)
+            ## Order matters, files get to override vars
+            compose_config_files=(
+                ## DEFAULT LINUX VARS
+                /etc/default/charm
+                /etc/default/datastore
+                /etc/default/compose
+
+                ## COMPOSE SYSTEM-WIDE FILES
+                /etc/compose.conf
+                /etc/compose.local.conf
+                /etc/compose/local.conf
+
+                ## COMPOSE USER FILES
+                ~/.compose/etc/local.conf
+                ~/.compose.conf
+            )
+
             COMPOSE_LOCAL_ROOT=${COMPOSE_LOCAL_ROOT:-"$HOME/.compose"}
             COMPOSE_VAR=${COMPOSE_VAR:-/var/lib/compose}
             COMPOSE_CACHE=${COMPOSE_CACHE:-/var/cache/compose}
@@ -673,6 +690,18 @@ set_os() {
             fi
             ;;
         mac)
+            ## Order matters, files get to override vars
+            compose_config_files=(
+                ## COMPOSE SYSTEM-WIDE FILES
+                /etc/compose.conf
+                /etc/compose.local.conf
+                /etc/compose/local.conf
+
+                ## COMPOSE USER FILES
+                ~/.compose/etc/local.conf
+                ~/.compose.conf
+            )
+
             COMPOSE_LOCAL_ROOT=${COMPOSE_LOCAL_ROOT:-"$HOME/.compose"}
             COMPOSE_VAR=${COMPOSE_VAR:-"$COMPOSE_LOCAL_ROOT"/lib}
             COMPOSE_CACHE=${COMPOSE_CACHE:-"$COMPOSE_LOCAL_ROOT"/cache}
@@ -703,6 +732,22 @@ set_os() {
             WIN_HOME="$(wsl_path_env UserProfile)"
             WIN_PROGRAM_FILES="$(wsl_path_env ProgramFiles)"
 
+            ## Order matters, files get to override vars
+            compose_config_files=(
+                ## COMPOSE SYSTEM-WIDE FILES
+                /etc/compose.conf
+                /etc/compose.local.conf
+                /etc/compose/local.conf
+
+                ## COMPOSE USER FILES
+                ~/.compose/etc/local.conf
+                ~/.compose.conf
+
+                ## COMPOSE USER FILES
+                {~,"$WIN_HOME"}/.compose/etc/local.conf
+                {~,"$WIN_HOME"}/.compose.conf
+            )
+
             COMPOSE_LAUNCHER_APP_DIR="$WIN_PROGRAM_FILES/Compose"
             COMPOSE_LOCAL_ROOT=${COMPOSE_LOCAL_ROOT:-"$WIN_HOME/AppData/Local/Compose/Launcher"}
 
@@ -728,23 +773,6 @@ set_os() {
 
 mk_docker_run_options() {
 
-    ## Order matters, files get to override vars
-    compose_config_files=(
-        ## DEFAULT LINUX VARS
-        /etc/default/charm
-        /etc/default/datastore
-        /etc/default/compose
-
-        ## COMPOSE SYSTEM-WIDE FILES
-        /etc/compose.conf
-        /etc/compose.local.conf
-        /etc/compose/local.conf
-
-        ## COMPOSE USER FILES
-        ~/.compose/etc/local.conf
-        ~/.compose.conf
-    )
-
     set_os || return 1
 
     docker_run_opts=("-v" "/var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock")