diff --git a/pkg/client/compose/project.go b/pkg/client/compose/project.go
index 3d0cee50..7bfd3a25 100644
--- a/pkg/client/compose/project.go
+++ b/pkg/client/compose/project.go
@@ -3,17 +3,14 @@ package compose
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"strings"
 
 	composecli "github.com/compose-spec/compose-go/v2/cli"
 	"github.com/compose-spec/compose-go/v2/types"
 )
 
-// FakeProjectName is a placeholder name for the project to be able to strip it from the resource names used as prefix.
-const FakeProjectName = "f-a-k-e"
-
 func LoadProject(ctx context.Context, paths []string, opts ...composecli.ProjectOptionsFn) (*types.Project, error) {
 	defaultOpts := []composecli.ProjectOptionsFn{
-		composecli.WithName(FakeProjectName),
 		// First apply os.Environment, always wins.
 		composecli.WithOsEnv,
 		// Set the local .env file to be loaded by WithDotEnv. COMPOSE_DISABLE_ENV_FILE can disable it.
@@ -43,6 +40,7 @@ func LoadProject(ctx context.Context, paths []string, opts ...composecli.Project
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	removeProjectPrefixFromNames(project)
 	if project, err = transformServicesCaddyExtension(project); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -57,3 +55,12 @@ func LoadProject(ctx context.Context, paths []string, opts ...composecli.Project
 
 	return project, nil
 }
+
+// removeProjectPrefixFromNames removes the project name prefix from volume names.
+func removeProjectPrefixFromNames(project *types.Project) {
+	prefix := project.Name + "_"
+	for name, vol := range project.Volumes {
+		vol.Name = strings.TrimPrefix(vol.Name, prefix)
+		project.Volumes[name] = vol
+	}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/client/compose/service.go b/pkg/client/compose/service.go
index 953e1a93..d8dfa75f 100644
--- a/pkg/client/compose/service.go
+++ b/pkg/client/compose/service.go
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import (
 	"maps"
 	"os"
 	"slices"
-	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/compose-spec/compose-go/v2/types"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types/container"
@@ -126,7 +125,8 @@ func resourcesFromCompose(service types.ServiceConfig) api.ContainerResources {
 	}
 
 	// Convert GPU device requests from compose format, appending "gpu" capability.
-	resources.DeviceReservations = append(resources.DeviceReservations, deviceReservationsFromCompose(service.Gpus, "gpu")...)
+	resources.DeviceReservations = append(resources.DeviceReservations,
+		deviceReservationsFromCompose(service.Gpus, "gpu")...)
 
 	// Map resources from deploy section if specified.
 	if service.Deploy != nil {
@@ -144,7 +144,8 @@ func resourcesFromCompose(service types.ServiceConfig) api.ContainerResources {
 				resources.MemoryReservation = int64(service.Deploy.Resources.Reservations.MemoryBytes)
 			}
 			// Handle arbitrary device reservations (same structure as Gpus above).
-			resources.DeviceReservations = append(resources.DeviceReservations, deviceReservationsFromCompose(service.Deploy.Resources.Reservations.Devices)...)
+			resources.DeviceReservations = append(resources.DeviceReservations,
+				deviceReservationsFromCompose(service.Deploy.Resources.Reservations.Devices)...)
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -238,7 +239,7 @@ func dockerVolumeSpecFromCompose(serviceVolume types.ServiceVolumeConfig, volume
 		Name: serviceVolume.Source,
 		Type: api.VolumeTypeVolume,
 		VolumeOptions: &api.VolumeOptions{
-			Name: strings.TrimPrefix(volume.Name, FakeProjectName+"_"),
+			Name: volume.Name,
 		},
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/client/compose/service_test.go b/pkg/client/compose/service_test.go
index b41951e4..2e3c467f 100644
--- a/pkg/client/compose/service_test.go
+++ b/pkg/client/compose/service_test.go
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ func loadProjectFromContent(t *testing.T, content string) (*types.Project, error
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	removeProjectPrefixFromNames(project)
 	// Apply extension transformations since we're not using LoadProject.
 	if project, err = transformServicesCaddyExtension(project); err != nil {
 		return nil, err