diff --git a/app/deploy.py b/app/deploy.py
index d11efa00..75859f59 100644
--- a/app/deploy.py
+++ b/app/deploy.py
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ def up_operation(ctx, services_list, stay_attached=False):
             print(f"Running compose up with container_exec_env: {container_exec_env}, extra_args: {services_list}")
         for pre_start_command in cluster_context.pre_start_commands:
             _run_command(global_context, cluster_context.cluster, pre_start_command)
-        deploy_context.deployer.compose_up(detach=not stay_attached, services=services_list)
+        deploy_context.deployer.up(detach=not stay_attached, services=services_list)
         for post_start_command in cluster_context.post_start_commands:
             _run_command(global_context, cluster_context.cluster, post_start_command)
         _orchestrate_cluster_config(global_context, cluster_context.config, deploy_context.deployer, container_exec_env)
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ def down_operation(ctx, delete_volumes, extra_args_list):
         if extra_args_list:
             timeout_arg = extra_args_list[0]
         # Specify shutdown timeout (default 10s) to give services enough time to shutdown gracefully
-        ctx.obj.deployer.compose_down(timeout=timeout_arg, volumes=delete_volumes)
+        ctx.obj.deployer.down(timeout=timeout_arg, volumes=delete_volumes)
 
 
 def ps_operation(ctx):
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ def ps_operation(ctx):
     if not global_context.dry_run:
         if global_context.verbose:
             print("Running compose ps")
-        container_list = ctx.obj.deployer.compose_ps()
+        container_list = ctx.obj.deployer.ps()
         if len(container_list) > 0:
             print("Running containers:")
             for container in container_list:
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ def port_operation(ctx, extra_args):
         exposed_port = extra_args_list[1]
         if global_context.verbose:
             print(f"Running compose port {service_name} {exposed_port}")
-        mapped_port_data = ctx.obj.deployer.compose_port(service_name, exposed_port)
+        mapped_port_data = ctx.obj.deployer.port(service_name, exposed_port)
         print(f"{mapped_port_data[0]}:{mapped_port_data[1]}")
 
 
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ def exec_operation(ctx, extra_args):
         if global_context.verbose:
             print(f"Running compose exec {service_name} {command_to_exec}")
         try:
-            ctx.obj.deployer.compose_execute(service_name, command_to_exec, envs=container_exec_env)
+            ctx.obj.deployer.execute(service_name, command_to_exec, envs=container_exec_env)
         except DeployerException:
             print("container command returned error exit status")
 
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ def logs_operation(ctx, tail: int, follow: bool, extra_args: str):
         if global_context.verbose:
             print("Running compose logs")
         services_list = extra_args_list if extra_args_list is not None else []
-        logs_stream = ctx.obj.deployer.compose_logs(services=services_list, tail=tail, follow=follow, stream=True)
+        logs_stream = ctx.obj.deployer.logs(services=services_list, tail=tail, follow=follow, stream=True)
         for stream_type, stream_content in logs_stream:
             print(stream_content.decode("utf-8"), end="")
 
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ def get_stack_status(ctx, stack):
     # TODO: refactor to avoid duplicating this code above
     if ctx.verbose:
         print("Running compose ps")
-    container_list = deployer.compose_ps()
+    container_list = deployer.ps()
     if len(container_list) > 0:
         if ctx.debug:
             print(f"Container list from compose ps: {container_list}")
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ def _orchestrate_cluster_config(ctx, cluster_config, deployer, container_exec_en
                     # TODO: fix the script paths so they're consistent between containers
                     source_value = None
                     try:
-                        source_value = deployer.compose_execute(pd.source_container,
+                        source_value = deployer.execute(pd.source_container,
                                                                 ["sh", "-c",
                                                                  "sh /docker-entrypoint-scripts.d/export-"
                                                                  f"{pd.source_variable}.sh"],
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ def _orchestrate_cluster_config(ctx, cluster_config, deployer, container_exec_en
                     if source_value:
                         if ctx.debug:
                             print(f"fetched source value: {source_value}")
-                        destination_output = deployer.compose_execute(pd.destination_container,
+                        destination_output = deployer.execute(pd.destination_container,
                                                                       ["sh", "-c",
                                                                        f"sh /scripts/import-{pd.destination_variable}.sh"
                                                                        f" {source_value}"],
diff --git a/app/deploy_docker.py b/app/deploy_docker.py
index 9aa24450..5b20d46c 100644
--- a/app/deploy_docker.py
+++ b/app/deploy_docker.py
@@ -24,37 +24,37 @@ class DockerDeployer(Deployer):
         self.docker = DockerClient(compose_files=compose_files, compose_project_name=compose_project_name,
                                    compose_env_file=compose_env_file)
 
-    def compose_up(self, detach, services):
+    def up(self, detach, services):
         try:
             return self.docker.compose.up(detach=detach, services=services)
         except DockerException as e:
             raise DeployerException(e)
 
-    def compose_down(self, timeout, volumes):
+    def down(self, timeout, volumes):
         try:
             return self.docker.compose.down(timeout=timeout, volumes=volumes)
         except DockerException as e:
             raise DeployerException(e)
 
-    def compose_ps(self):
+    def ps(self):
         try:
             return self.docker.compose.ps()
         except DockerException as e:
             raise DeployerException(e)
 
-    def compose_port(self, service, private_port):
+    def port(self, service, private_port):
         try:
             return self.docker.compose.port(service=service, private_port=private_port)
         except DockerException as e:
             raise DeployerException(e)
 
-    def compose_execute(self, service, command, envs):
+    def execute(self, service, command, envs):
         try:
             return self.docker.compose.execute(service=service, command=command, envs=envs)
         except DockerException as e:
             raise DeployerException(e)
 
-    def compose_logs(self, services, tail, follow, stream):
+    def logs(self, services, tail, follow, stream):
         try:
             return self.docker.compose.logs(services=services, tail=tail, follow=follow, stream=stream)
         except DockerException as e:
diff --git a/app/deploy_k8s.py b/app/deploy_k8s.py
index 2614f725..c6a3e03e 100644
--- a/app/deploy_k8s.py
+++ b/app/deploy_k8s.py
@@ -24,22 +24,22 @@ class K8sDeployer(Deployer):
         config.load_kube_config()
         self.client = client.CoreV1Api()
 
-    def compose_up(self, detach, services):
+    def up(self, detach, services):
         pass
 
-    def compose_down(self, timeout, volumes):
+    def down(self, timeout, volumes):
         pass
 
-    def compose_ps(self):
+    def ps(self):
         pass
 
-    def compose_port(self, service, private_port):
+    def port(self, service, private_port):
         pass
 
-    def compose_execute(self, service_name, command, envs):
+    def execute(self, service_name, command, envs):
         pass
 
-    def compose_logs(self, services, tail, follow, stream):
+    def logs(self, services, tail, follow, stream):
         pass
 
     def run(self, image, command, user, volumes, entrypoint=None):
diff --git a/app/deployer.py b/app/deployer.py
index 97595db7..b46a2d23 100644
--- a/app/deployer.py
+++ b/app/deployer.py
@@ -19,27 +19,27 @@ from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
 class Deployer(ABC):
 
     @abstractmethod
-    def compose_up(self, detach, services):
+    def up(self, detach, services):
         pass
 
     @abstractmethod
-    def compose_down(self, timeout, volumes):
+    def down(self, timeout, volumes):
         pass
 
     @abstractmethod
-    def compose_ps(self):
+    def ps(self):
         pass
 
     @abstractmethod
-    def compose_port(self, service, private_port):
+    def port(self, service, private_port):
         pass
 
     @abstractmethod
-    def compose_execute(self, service_name, command, envs):
+    def execute(self, service_name, command, envs):
         pass
 
     @abstractmethod
-    def compose_logs(self, services, tail, follow, stream):
+    def logs(self, services, tail, follow, stream):
         pass
 
     @abstractmethod