diff --git a/bin/compose b/bin/compose
index e6b0fb6..535b5bb 100755
--- a/bin/compose
+++ b/bin/compose
@@ -384,27 +384,36 @@ check_no_links_subdirs() {
 }
 
 
-## requires docker_run_opts to be set
-get_compose_file_opt() {
-    local compose_docker_image="$1" hash override
-    shift
-    image_id=$(docker_image_id "$compose_docker_image")
-    override=$(get_volume_opt "${docker_run_opts[@]}") || return 1
+get_override() {
+    local override
+    override=$(get_volume_opt "$@") || return 1
     if [ -n "$override" ]; then
         if ! [ -f "$override" ]; then
-            err "Invalid override of 'compose-core' detected. File '$override' does not exist on host."
+            err "Invalid override of 'compose-core' detected." \
+                "File '$override' does not exist on host."
             return 1
         fi
-        hash=$( { p0 "$image_id"; cat "$override"; } | md5_compat)
-    else
-        hash=$(p0 "$image_id" | md5_compat)
+        echo "$override"
     fi
+}
+
 
-    _get_compose_file_opt "$hash" "$override" "$@" || return 1
+get_hash_image() {
+    local compose_docker_image="$1" override="$2"
+    {
+        docker_image_id "$compose_docker_image" || {
+            err "Failed to get docker image id of image '$compose_docker_image'."
+            return 1
+        }
+        p0 ""
+        [ -n "$override" ] && cat "$override"
+        true
+    } | md5_compat
+    return "${PIPESTATUS[0]}"
 }
 
 
-_get_compose_file_opt() {
+get_compose_file_opt() {
     local hash_bin="$1" override="$2" \
           cache_file="$COMPOSE_LAUNCHER_CACHE/$FUNCNAME.cache.$(p0 "$@" | md5_compat)"
     if [ -e "$cache_file" ]; then
@@ -444,24 +453,6 @@ _get_compose_file_opt() {
 
 
 replace_compose_file_opt() {
-    local compose_docker_image="$1" hash override
-    shift
-    image_id=$(docker_image_id "$compose_docker_image")
-    override=$(get_volume_opt "${docker_run_opts[@]}") || return 1
-    if [ -n "$override" ]; then
-        if ! [ -f "$override" ]; then
-            err "Invalid override of 'compose-core' detected. File '$override' does not exist on host."
-            return 1
-        fi
-        hash=$( { p0 "$image_id"; cat "$override"; } | md5_compat)
-    else
-        hash=$(p0 "$image_id" | md5_compat)
-    fi
-    _replace_compose_file_opt "$hash" "$override" "$@" || return 1
-}
-
-
-_replace_compose_file_opt() {
     local hash_bin="$1" override="$2" \
           cache_file="$COMPOSE_LAUNCHER_CACHE/$FUNCNAME.cache.$(p0 "$@" | md5_compat)"
     if [ -e "$cache_file" ]; then
@@ -856,6 +847,9 @@ mk_docker_run_options() {
 
     COMPOSE_LAUNCHER_BIN=$(readlink -f "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")
     docker_run_opts+=("-v" "$COMPOSE_LAUNCHER_BIN:/usr/local/bin/compose")
+    COMPOSE_LAUNCHER_BIN_OVERRIDE=$(get_override "${docker_run_opts[@]}") || return 1
+    COMPOSE_LAUNCHER_HASH=$(
+        get_hash_image "$COMPOSE_DOCKER_IMAGE" "$COMPOSE_LAUNCHER_BIN_OVERRIDE") || return 1
 
     while read-0 var; do
         case "$var" in
@@ -869,7 +863,9 @@ mk_docker_run_options() {
         esac
     done < <(list_compose_vars)
 
-    ARG_COMPOSE_FILE=$(get_compose_file_opt "$COMPOSE_DOCKER_IMAGE" "$@") || return 1
+    ARG_COMPOSE_FILE=$(
+        get_compose_file_opt "$COMPOSE_LAUNCHER_HASH" "$COMPOSE_LAUNCHER_BIN_OVERRIDE" \
+        "$@") || return 1
 
     if [ -z "$ARG_COMPOSE_FILE" ]; then
         ## Find a compose.yml in parents
@@ -928,7 +924,7 @@ mk_docker_run_options() {
     docker_run_opts+=("${additional_docker_run_opts[@]}")
 
     ## keep also some env vars:
-    for var in ARG_COMPOSE_FILE COMPOSE_DOCKER_IMAGE; do
+    for var in ARG_COMPOSE_FILE COMPOSE_DOCKER_IMAGE COMPOSE_LAUNCHER_{BIN_OVERRIDE,HASH}; do
         p0 "!env:$var=${!var}"
     done >> "$filename"
 
@@ -973,7 +969,10 @@ run() {
     set_os
 
     if [ -n "$ARG_COMPOSE_FILE" ]; then
-        array_read-0 cmd_args < <(replace_compose_file_opt "$COMPOSE_DOCKER_IMAGE" "$@")
+        array_read-0 cmd_args < \
+            <(replace_compose_file_opt "$COMPOSE_LAUNCHER_HASH" \
+                                       "$COMPOSE_LAUNCHER_BIN_OVERRIDE" \
+                                       "$@")
         set -- "${cmd_args[@]}"
     fi