diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 8029eea..7121a58 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "rusty-docker-compose"
-version = "0.2.2"
+version = "0.3.0"
 edition = "2021"
 authors = ["Jason Lee<lwlee2608@gmail.com>"]
 description = "A Rust library to manage Docker Compose for integration testing, providing control over container lifecycles and logging."
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 02e5dff..fc8301b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -14,23 +14,35 @@ Add `rusty-docker-compose` as a dependency in your `Cargo.toml` file:
 
 ```toml
 [dependencies]
-rusty-docker-compose = "0.2.2"
+rusty-docker-compose = "0.3.0"
 ```
 
 ## Usage
 Here's a basic example of how to use rusty-docker-compose:
 
+```rust
+use rusty_docker_compose::DockerComposeCmd;
+
+let docker_compose_cmd = DockerComposeCmd::new(
+    "tests/docker-compose.yaml",
+    "target/docker_logs",
+);
+
+docker_compose_cmd.up();
+// ... run your tests ...
+docker_compose_cmd.down();
+```
+
+Alternatively, you can use `DockerCompose` to automatically start up and tear down the docker compose when it goes out of scope:
 ```rust
 use rusty_docker_compose::DockerCompose;
 
-let docker_compose = DockerCompose::new(
+let _docker_compose = DockerCompose::new(
     "tests/docker-compose.yaml",
     "target/docker_logs",
 );
 
-docker_compose.up();
 // ... run your tests ...
-docker_compose.down();
 ```
 
 For more detailed examples, please refer to the documentation.
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diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 64bc92e..8f175f7 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -4,30 +4,20 @@ use std::process::{Command, Stdio};
 use std::thread;
 
 #[derive(Clone)]
-pub struct DockerCompose {
+pub struct DockerComposeCmd {
     file: String,
     logs_dir: String,
 }
 
-impl DockerCompose {
-    pub fn new(file: &str, logs_dir: &str) -> DockerCompose {
-        DockerCompose {
+impl DockerComposeCmd {
+    pub fn new(file: &str, logs_dir: &str) -> DockerComposeCmd {
+        DockerComposeCmd {
             file: file.to_string(),
-            logs_dir: logs_dir.to_string(), 
+            logs_dir: logs_dir.to_string(),
         }
     }
 
-    fn setup_shutdown(&self) {
-        let self_clone = self.clone();
-        let default_hook = std::panic::take_hook();
-        std::panic::set_hook(Box::new(move |panic_info| {
-            default_hook(panic_info);
-            self_clone.down();
-        }));
-    }
-
     pub fn up(&self) {
-        self.setup_shutdown();
         let output = Command::new("docker-compose")
             .arg("-f")
             .arg(self.file.clone())
@@ -63,20 +53,21 @@ impl DockerCompose {
                 let file_path = std::path::PathBuf::from(file_name);
                 let docker_compose_file = self.file.clone();
                 thread::spawn(move || {
-                    let follow_container_log = |container: String, file_path: std::path::PathBuf| {
-                        let file = File::create(file_path).unwrap();
-                        let _ = Command::new("docker-compose")
-                            .arg("-f")
-                            .arg(docker_compose_file)
-                            .arg("logs")
-                            .arg("--follow")
-                            .arg("--no-log-prefix")
-                            .arg(&container)
-                            .stdout(Stdio::from(file))
-                            .spawn()
-                            .unwrap();
-                    };
-                
+                    let follow_container_log =
+                        |container: String, file_path: std::path::PathBuf| {
+                            let file = File::create(file_path).unwrap();
+                            let _ = Command::new("docker-compose")
+                                .arg("-f")
+                                .arg(docker_compose_file)
+                                .arg("logs")
+                                .arg("--follow")
+                                .arg("--no-log-prefix")
+                                .arg(&container)
+                                .stdout(Stdio::from(file))
+                                .spawn()
+                                .unwrap();
+                        };
+
                     follow_container_log(container, file_path);
                 });
             })
@@ -93,4 +84,23 @@ impl DockerCompose {
             .output()
             .expect("Failed to execute command");
     }
+}
+
+
+pub struct DockerCompose {
+    cmd: DockerComposeCmd,
+}
+
+impl DockerCompose {
+    pub fn new(file: &str, logs_dir: &str) -> DockerCompose {
+        let cmd = DockerComposeCmd::new(file, logs_dir);
+        cmd.up();
+        DockerCompose { cmd }
+    }
+}
+
+impl Drop for DockerCompose {
+    fn drop(&mut self) {
+        self.cmd.down();
+    }
 }
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