diff --git a/pkg/e2e/fixtures/recreate-volumes/compose.yaml b/pkg/e2e/fixtures/recreate-volumes/compose.yaml
index 9da0dcba17..e0e40c721b 100644
--- a/pkg/e2e/fixtures/recreate-volumes/compose.yaml
+++ b/pkg/e2e/fixtures/recreate-volumes/compose.yaml
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@ services:
 
 volumes:
   my_vol:
-    external: true
-    name: test_external_volume
+    labels:
+      foo: bar
diff --git a/pkg/e2e/fixtures/recreate-volumes/compose2.yaml b/pkg/e2e/fixtures/recreate-volumes/compose2.yaml
index 6d52097f92..96a073f051 100644
--- a/pkg/e2e/fixtures/recreate-volumes/compose2.yaml
+++ b/pkg/e2e/fixtures/recreate-volumes/compose2.yaml
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@ services:
 
 volumes:
   my_vol:
-    external: true
-    name: test_external_volume_2
+    labels:
+      foo: zot
diff --git a/pkg/e2e/fixtures/switch-volumes/compose.yaml b/pkg/e2e/fixtures/switch-volumes/compose.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9da0dcba17
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/e2e/fixtures/switch-volumes/compose.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+services:
+  app:
+    image: alpine
+    volumes:
+      - my_vol:/my_vol
+
+volumes:
+  my_vol:
+    external: true
+    name: test_external_volume
diff --git a/pkg/e2e/fixtures/switch-volumes/compose2.yaml b/pkg/e2e/fixtures/switch-volumes/compose2.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6d52097f92
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/e2e/fixtures/switch-volumes/compose2.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+services:
+  app:
+    image: alpine
+    volumes:
+      - my_vol:/my_vol
+
+volumes:
+  my_vol:
+    external: true
+    name: test_external_volume_2
diff --git a/pkg/e2e/volumes_test.go b/pkg/e2e/volumes_test.go
index d975f9e8a8..ebb4e1b241 100644
--- a/pkg/e2e/volumes_test.go
+++ b/pkg/e2e/volumes_test.go
@@ -123,9 +123,9 @@ func TestProjectVolumeBind(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
-func TestUpRecreateVolumes(t *testing.T) {
+func TestUpSwitchVolumes(t *testing.T) {
 	c := NewCLI(t)
-	const projectName = "compose-e2e-recreate-volumes"
+	const projectName = "compose-e2e-switch-volumes"
 	t.Cleanup(func() {
 		c.cleanupWithDown(t, projectName)
 		c.RunDockerCmd(t, "volume", "rm", "-f", "test_external_volume")
@@ -135,12 +135,29 @@ func TestUpRecreateVolumes(t *testing.T) {
 	c.RunDockerCmd(t, "volume", "create", "test_external_volume")
 	c.RunDockerCmd(t, "volume", "create", "test_external_volume_2")
 
-	c.RunDockerComposeCmd(t, "-f", "./fixtures/recreate-volumes/compose.yaml", "--project-name", projectName, "up", "-d")
+	c.RunDockerComposeCmd(t, "-f", "./fixtures/switch-volumes/compose.yaml", "--project-name", projectName, "up", "-d")
 
 	res := c.RunDockerCmd(t, "inspect", fmt.Sprintf("%s-app-1", projectName), "-f", "{{ (index .Mounts 0).Name }}")
 	res.Assert(t, icmd.Expected{Out: "test_external_volume"})
 
-	c.RunDockerComposeCmd(t, "-f", "./fixtures/recreate-volumes/compose2.yaml", "--project-name", projectName, "up", "-d")
+	c.RunDockerComposeCmd(t, "-f", "./fixtures/switch-volumes/compose2.yaml", "--project-name", projectName, "up", "-d")
 	res = c.RunDockerCmd(t, "inspect", fmt.Sprintf("%s-app-1", projectName), "-f", "{{ (index .Mounts 0).Name }}")
 	res.Assert(t, icmd.Expected{Out: "test_external_volume_2"})
 }
+
+func TestUpRecreateVolumes(t *testing.T) {
+	c := NewCLI(t)
+	const projectName = "compose-e2e-recreate-volumes"
+	t.Cleanup(func() {
+		c.cleanupWithDown(t, projectName)
+	})
+
+	c.RunDockerComposeCmd(t, "-f", "./fixtures/recreate-volumes/compose.yaml", "--project-name", projectName, "up", "-d")
+
+	res := c.RunDockerCmd(t, "volume", "inspect", fmt.Sprintf("%s_my_vol", projectName), "-f", "{{ index .Labels \"foo\" }}")
+	res.Assert(t, icmd.Expected{Out: "bar"})
+
+	c.RunDockerComposeCmd(t, "-f", "./fixtures/recreate-volumes/compose2.yaml", "--project-name", projectName, "up", "-d", "-y")
+	res = c.RunDockerCmd(t, "volume", "inspect", fmt.Sprintf("%s_my_vol", projectName), "-f", "{{ index .Labels \"foo\" }}")
+	res.Assert(t, icmd.Expected{Out: "zot"})
+}