diff --git a/test/util.sh b/test/util.sh
index 9ee1955e..6a733dd5 100644
--- a/test/util.sh
+++ b/test/util.sh
@@ -26,3 +26,21 @@ expect_running_containers () {
   fi
   pass "$1 containers running."
 }
+
+docker() {
+  case $1 in
+    compose)
+      shift
+      case $1 in)
+        run)
+          command docker compose run --timeout 3 "$@"
+        ;;
+        *)
+          command docker compose "$@";;
+        ;;
+      esac
+      ;;
+    *)
+      command docker "$@";;
+  esac
+}