diff --git a/templates/compose/bluesky-pds.yaml b/templates/compose/bluesky-pds.yaml
index 0528ce30b..067d2628b 100644
--- a/templates/compose/bluesky-pds.yaml
+++ b/templates/compose/bluesky-pds.yaml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ services:
   pds:
     image: 'ghcr.io/bluesky-social/pds:latest'
     volumes:
-      - 'pds-data:/pds'
+      - './pds-data:/pds'
     environment:
       - SERVICE_URL_PDS_3000
       - 'PDS_HOSTNAME=${SERVICE_FQDN_PDS_3000}'
@@ -51,5 +51,3 @@ services:
       interval: 5s
       timeout: 10s
       retries: 10
-volumes:
-  pds-data: