diff --git a/container-compose b/container-compose
index 3582842..b48ed54 100755
--- a/container-compose
+++ b/container-compose
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 check_file() {
-  local file=""
-  local engine=""
+ file=""
+ engine=""
   local opt
   local OPTARG
   local OPTIND=1
@@ -54,11 +54,11 @@ check_file() {
       file="container-compose.yml"
     else
       echo "no compose.yaml, compose.yml, docker-compose.yaml, docker-compose.yml, podman-compose.yml, podman-compose.yaml, container-compose.yaml or container-compose.yml file found, pass files with -f"
-      return 1
+      exit 1
     fi
   elif [ ! -f "$file" ]; then
     echo "File $file not found."
-    return 1
+    exit 1
   fi
 
   # Set engine based on file if engine is not set
@@ -77,7 +77,17 @@ check_file() {
     esac
   fi
 
-  # Output the file and engine being used
-  echo "Using $file with engine $engine"
+if ! command -v "$engine" &> /dev/null
+then
+    echo "$engine Not found. Please install $engine or use a different engine. Specify with --engine=engine_name"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
 }
 check_file "$@"
+
+
+# Output the file and engine being used
+echo "Using $file with engine $engine"
+
+