diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 41264f8..bf79c4a 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ services:
       args:
         - NEXTAUTH_SECRET=${NEXTAUTH_SECRET:-dummy-secret-for-build-only}
         - NEXTAUTH_URL=${NEXTAUTH_URL:-http://localhost:4000}
-        - DATABASE_URL=${DATABASE_URL:-file:./prisma/dev.db}
+        - DATABASE_URL=file:/app/prisma/dev.db
     ports:
       - "4000:3000"
     volumes:
@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@ services:
     environment:
       - NEXTAUTH_SECRET=${NEXTAUTH_SECRET}
       - NEXTAUTH_URL=${NEXTAUTH_URL:-http://localhost:4000}
-      - DATABASE_URL=${DATABASE_URL:-file:./prisma/dev.db}
+      - DATABASE_URL=file:/app/prisma/dev.db