diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index fbcfa42..7bafe69 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 APP_HOST_PORT=8000
 APP_PORT=8000
 SECRET_KEY=change-me-in-production
-DATABASE_URL=sqlite:////data/fueltrack.db
 ORLEN_TIMEOUT=15
 URE_TIMEOUT=45
 GUNICORN_WORKERS=1
diff --git a/app/config.py b/app/config.py
index 85aa673..67b4375 100644
--- a/app/config.py
+++ b/app/config.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ def env_json(name, default):
 
 class Config:
     SECRET_KEY = env("SECRET_KEY", "dev-secret")
-    SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI = env("DATABASE_URL", "sqlite:///fueltrack.db")
+    SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI = env("DATABASE_URL", "sqlite:////app/instance/fueltrack.db")
     SQLALCHEMY_TRACK_MODIFICATIONS = False
 
     HTTP_TIMEOUT_SECONDS = env_float("HTTP_TIMEOUT_SECONDS", 30)
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 05652d7..e6254a6 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ services:
     init: true
     stop_grace_period: 30s
     volumes:
-      - ./instance:/instance
+      - ./instance:/app/instance
     healthcheck:
       test:
         - CMD-SHELL