diff --git a/pkg/libstack/compose/composeplugin.go b/pkg/libstack/compose/composeplugin.go
index c5de3325b..fcb603b1d 100644
--- a/pkg/libstack/compose/composeplugin.go
+++ b/pkg/libstack/compose/composeplugin.go
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ func withComposeService(
 // Deploy creates and starts containers
 func (c *ComposeDeployer) Deploy(ctx context.Context, filePaths []string, options libstack.DeployOptions) error {
 	return withComposeService(ctx, filePaths, options.Options, func(composeService api.Service, project *types.Project) error {
-		addServiceLabels(project)
+		addServiceLabels(project, false)
 
 		var opts api.UpOptions
 		if options.ForceRecreate {
@@ -164,12 +164,17 @@ func (c *ComposeDeployer) Deploy(ctx context.Context, filePaths []string, option
 
 func (c *ComposeDeployer) Run(ctx context.Context, filePaths []string, serviceName string, options libstack.RunOptions) error {
 	return withComposeService(ctx, filePaths, options.Options, func(composeService api.Service, project *types.Project) error {
-		addServiceLabels(project)
+		addServiceLabels(project, true)
+
+		if err := composeService.Create(ctx, project, api.CreateOptions{}); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 
 		opts := api.RunOptions{
 			AutoRemove: options.Remove,
 			Command:    options.Args,
 			Detach:     options.Detached,
+			Service:    serviceName,
 		}
 
 		if _, err := composeService.RunOneOffContainer(ctx, project, opts); err != nil {
@@ -235,7 +240,12 @@ func (c *ComposeDeployer) Config(ctx context.Context, filePaths []string, option
 	return payload, nil
 }
 
-func addServiceLabels(project *types.Project) {
+func addServiceLabels(project *types.Project, oneOff bool) {
+	oneOffLabel := "False"
+	if oneOff {
+		oneOffLabel = "True"
+	}
+
 	for i, s := range project.Services {
 		s.CustomLabels = map[string]string{
 			api.ProjectLabel:     project.Name,
@@ -243,7 +253,7 @@ func addServiceLabels(project *types.Project) {
 			api.VersionLabel:     api.ComposeVersion,
 			api.WorkingDirLabel:  "/",
 			api.ConfigFilesLabel: strings.Join(project.ComposeFiles, ","),
-			api.OneoffLabel:      "False",
+			api.OneoffLabel:      oneOffLabel,
 		}
 		project.Services[i] = s
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/libstack/compose/composeplugin_test.go b/pkg/libstack/compose/composeplugin_test.go
index 68ba4c24a..2b577af01 100644
--- a/pkg/libstack/compose/composeplugin_test.go
+++ b/pkg/libstack/compose/composeplugin_test.go
@@ -35,17 +35,14 @@ services:
 
 	dir := t.TempDir()
 
-	filePathOriginal, err := createFile(dir, "docker-compose.yml", composeFileContent)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-
-	filePathOverride, err := createFile(dir, "docker-compose-override.yml", overrideComposeFileContent)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
+	filePathOriginal := createFile(t, dir, "docker-compose.yml", composeFileContent)
+	filePathOverride := createFile(t, dir, "docker-compose-override.yml", overrideComposeFileContent)
 
 	filePaths := []string{filePathOriginal, filePathOverride}
 
 	ctx := context.Background()
 
-	err = w.Validate(ctx, filePaths, libstack.Options{ProjectName: projectName})
+	err := w.Validate(ctx, filePaths, libstack.Options{ProjectName: projectName})
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	err = w.Pull(ctx, filePaths, libstack.Options{ProjectName: projectName})
@@ -73,14 +70,33 @@ services:
 	require.False(t, containerExists(composeContainerName))
 }
 
-func createFile(dir, fileName, content string) (string, error) {
+func TestRun(t *testing.T) {
+	w := NewComposeDeployer()
+
+	filePath := createFile(t, t.TempDir(), "docker-compose.yml", `
+services:
+  updater:
+    image: alpine
+`)
+
+	filePaths := []string{filePath}
+	serviceName := "updater"
+
+	err := w.Run(context.Background(), filePaths, serviceName, libstack.RunOptions{
+		Options: libstack.Options{
+			ProjectName: "project_name",
+		},
+	})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+}
+
+func createFile(t *testing.T, dir, fileName, content string) string {
 	filePath := filepath.Join(dir, fileName)
 
-	if err := os.WriteFile(filePath, []byte(content), 0644); err != nil {
-		return "", err
-	}
+	err := os.WriteFile(filePath, []byte(content), 0o644)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
 
-	return filePath, nil
+	return filePath
 }
 
 func containerExists(containerName string) bool {
@@ -101,8 +117,7 @@ func Test_Validate(t *testing.T) {
 
 	dir := t.TempDir()
 
-	filePathOriginal, err := createFile(dir, "docker-compose.yml", invalidComposeFileContent)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
+	filePathOriginal := createFile(t, dir, "docker-compose.yml", invalidComposeFileContent)
 
 	filePaths := []string{filePathOriginal}
 
@@ -110,7 +125,7 @@ func Test_Validate(t *testing.T) {
 
 	ctx := context.Background()
 
-	err = w.Validate(ctx, filePaths, libstack.Options{ProjectName: projectName})
+	err := w.Validate(ctx, filePaths, libstack.Options{ProjectName: projectName})
 	require.Error(t, err)
 }
 
@@ -308,13 +323,11 @@ networks:
 
 	for _, tc := range testCases {
 		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			composeFilePath, err := createFile(dir, "docker-compose.yml", tc.composeFileContent)
-			require.NoError(t, err)
+			composeFilePath := createFile(t, dir, "docker-compose.yml", tc.composeFileContent)
 
 			envFilePath := ""
 			if tc.envFileContent != "" {
-				envFilePath, err = createFile(dir, "stack.env", tc.envFileContent)
-				require.NoError(t, err)
+				envFilePath = createFile(t, dir, "stack.env", tc.envFileContent)
 			}
 
 			w := NewComposeDeployer()