diff --git a/docker-compose-local-disk.yml b/docker-compose-local-disk.yml
index 3f84a95..9ceee5f 100644
--- a/docker-compose-local-disk.yml
+++ b/docker-compose-local-disk.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ services:
     image: biocypher/base:1.2.0
     container_name: build
     volumes:
-      - biocypher_neo4j_volume:/usr/app/data
+      - ./biocypher_neo4j_volume:/usr/app/data
       - .:/src/
     command:
       - /bin/bash
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ services:
       NEO4J_ACCEPT_LICENSE_AGREEMENT: "yes"
       FILL_DB_ON_STARTUP: "yes"
     volumes:
-      - biocypher_neo4j_volume:/data
+      - ./biocypher_neo4j_volume:/data
       - ./scripts/import.sh:/scripts/import.sh
     command:
       - /bin/bash
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ services:
     image: neo4j:4.4-enterprise
     container_name: deploy
     volumes:
-      - biocypher_neo4j_volume:/data
+      - ./biocypher_neo4j_volume:/data
     environment:
       NEO4J_dbms_security_auth__enabled: "false"
       NEO4J_dbms_databases_default__to__read__only: "false"
@@ -44,6 +44,3 @@ services:
     depends_on:
       import:
         condition: service_completed_successfully
-
-volumes:
-  biocypher_neo4j_volume:
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