diff --git a/deployment/docker_compose/docker-compose.dev.yml b/deployment/docker_compose/docker-compose.dev.yml
index 105e4299d4d..e5a3873d825 100644
--- a/deployment/docker_compose/docker-compose.dev.yml
+++ b/deployment/docker_compose/docker-compose.dev.yml
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ services:
       - "19071:19071"
       - "8081:8081"
     volumes:
-      - vespa_volume:/opt/vespa
+      - vespa_volume:/opt/vespa/var
   nginx:
     image: nginx:1.23.4-alpine
     restart: always
diff --git a/deployment/docker_compose/docker-compose.prod.yml b/deployment/docker_compose/docker-compose.prod.yml
index 33834706ece..8833375920c 100644
--- a/deployment/docker_compose/docker-compose.prod.yml
+++ b/deployment/docker_compose/docker-compose.prod.yml
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ services:
       - "19071:19071"
       - "8081:8081"
     volumes:
-      - vespa_volume:/opt/vespa
+      - vespa_volume:/opt/vespa/var
   nginx:
     image: nginx:1.23.4-alpine
     restart: always