diff --git a/metro-ai-suite/metro-vision-ai-app-recipe/install.sh b/metro-ai-suite/metro-vision-ai-app-recipe/install.sh
index 555e52a9b..43c345170 100755
--- a/metro-ai-suite/metro-vision-ai-app-recipe/install.sh
+++ b/metro-ai-suite/metro-vision-ai-app-recipe/install.sh
@@ -56,22 +56,37 @@ else
     echo "HOST_IP=$HOST_IP" >> "$ENV_FILE"
 fi
 
-# Extract SAMPLE_APP variable from .env file
+# Extract SAMPLE_APP variable from .env file to ensure consistency
 SAMPLE_APP=$(grep -E "^SAMPLE_APP=" "$ENV_FILE" | cut -d '=' -f2 | tr -d '"' | tr -d "'")
 
-# Bring down the application before updating docker compose file
-if docker compose ps >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-    echo "Bringing down any running containers..."
-    docker compose down
+# Validate that SAMPLE_APP was set correctly
+if [ -z "$SAMPLE_APP" ]; then
+    echo "Error: SAMPLE_APP not found in .env file."
+    exit 1
 fi
 
-# Copy appropriate docker-compose file
+# Determine appropriate docker-compose file based on SAMPLE_APP
 if [ "$SAMPLE_APP" = "smart-intersection" ]; then
-    cp compose-scenescape.yml docker-compose.yml
+    RI_COMPOSE_FILE_ARG="compose-scenescape.yml"
 else
-    cp compose-without-scenescape.yml docker-compose.yml
+    RI_COMPOSE_FILE_ARG="compose-without-scenescape.yml"
+fi
+
+# Check if the compose file exists
+if [ ! -f "$RI_COMPOSE_FILE_ARG" ]; then
+    echo "Error: Compose file $RI_COMPOSE_FILE_ARG not found."
+    exit 1
 fi
 
+# Bring down the application before updating docker compose file
+if docker compose -f "$RI_COMPOSE_FILE_ARG" ps >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    echo "Bringing down any running containers..."
+    docker compose -f "$RI_COMPOSE_FILE_ARG" down
+fi
+
+# Copy appropriate docker-compose file
+cp "$RI_COMPOSE_FILE_ARG" docker-compose.yml
+
 # Check if the directory exists
 if [ ! -d "$SAMPLE_APP" ]; then
     echo "Error: Directory $SAMPLE_APP does not exist."