# Docker pull for private image from the hub fails when using docker-compose 1.3 and docker 1.8

**URL:** <https://discuss.circleci.com/t/docker-pull-for-private-image-from-the-hub-fails-when-using-docker-compose-1-3-and-docker-1-8/146>\
**Category:** Build Environment\
**Tags:** known-issue, docker\
**Created:** [October 22, 2015, 3:51am UTC](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/docker-pull-for-private-image-from-the-hub-fails-when-using-docker-compose-1-3-and-docker-1-8/146 "2015-10-22T03:51:57Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![kimh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/circleci/user_avatar/discuss.circleci.com/kimh/32/19_2.png) [@kimh](https://discuss.circleci.com/u/kimh)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2015, 3:51am UTC](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/docker-pull-for-private-image-from-the-hub-fails-when-using-docker-compose-1-3-and-docker-1-8/146/1 "2015-10-22T03:51:57Z")

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When you are using Docker 1.8.x along with docker-compose 1.3, docker-compose fails to pull private image from Docker Hub. This can be fixed simply by updating docker-compose to 1.4.

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/circleci/original/3X/5/1/511608acda8e85906e15909b57bd0a46c1dbe291.png) [@system](https://discuss.circleci.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2018, 11:37am UTC](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/docker-pull-for-private-image-from-the-hub-fails-when-using-docker-compose-1-3-and-docker-1-8/146/2 "2018-06-18T11:37:30Z")

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Closed on June 18, 2018, 11:37am UTC