diff --git a/scripts/backup.sh b/scripts/backup.sh
index 39a4832..b8418f4 100755
--- a/scripts/backup.sh
+++ b/scripts/backup.sh
@@ -18,6 +18,3 @@ if [ -z "$RESTIC_PASSWORD" ]; then
 fi
 
 python -m restic.backup --project zigbee-stack --services mqtt,z2m "$@"
-
-SCRIPT_DIR=$(readlink -f $(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}"))
-
diff --git a/scripts/clear_data.sh b/scripts/clear_data.sh
index 924aa9b..c2e69bb 100755
--- a/scripts/clear_data.sh
+++ b/scripts/clear_data.sh
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ cleanup_except() {
 
 SCRIPT_DIR=$(readlink -f $(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}"))
 REPO_DIR=$(dirname $SCRIPT_DIR)
-COMPOSE_FILE=$REPO_DIR/docker-compose.yml
+alias compose="compose -f $REPO_DIR/docker-compose.yml"
 
-docker compose -f $COMPOSE_FILE down
+docker compose down
 
 cleanup_except "$REPO_DIR/mosquitto/config" mosquitto.conf
 cleanup_except "$REPO_DIR/mosquitto/data" .gitkeep
diff --git a/scripts/create_password.sh b/scripts/create_password.sh
index d35e6ba..3cc1310 100755
--- a/scripts/create_password.sh
+++ b/scripts/create_password.sh
@@ -3,13 +3,12 @@ set -e
 
 SCRIPT_DIR=$(readlink -f $(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}"))
 REPO_DIR=$(dirname $SCRIPT_DIR)
-COMPOSE_FILE=$REPO_DIR/docker-compose.yml
-ENV_FILE=$REPO_DIR/.env
+alias compose="compose -f $REPO_DIR/docker-compose.yml"
 
 echo "Please input the mosquitto password:"
 read -s MOSQUITTO_PASSWORD
 
-docker compose -f $COMPOSE_FILE run -it --rm mqtt mosquitto_passwd -b -c /mosquitto/config/pwfile homeassistant $MOSQUITTO_PASSWORD
+docker compose run -it --rm mqtt mosquitto_passwd -b -c /mosquitto/config/pwfile homeassistant $MOSQUITTO_PASSWORD
 
 echo "password: $MOSQUITTO_PASSWORD" > $REPO_DIR/zigbee2mqtt/secret.yaml
-chmod 600 $REPO_DIR/zigbee2mqtt/secret.yaml
\ No newline at end of file
+chmod 600 $REPO_DIR/zigbee2mqtt/secret.yaml