diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 94b044458..9b3f2d31c 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -61,6 +61,9 @@ RUN ln -s $HOME/bin/pleroma /bin/akkoma
 RUN ln -s $HOME/bin/pleroma_ctl /bin/pleroma_ctl
 RUN ln -s $HOME/bin/pleroma_ctl /bin/akkoma_ctl
 
+RUN mkdir -p /etc/akkoma
+ENV AKKOMA_CONFIG_PATH=/etc/akkoma/config.exs
+
 ADD docker-entrypoint.sh $HOME/docker-entrypoint.sh
 
 USER $UNAME
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index bb2d06486..50c3ed37a 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ services:
       "127.0.0.1:4000:4000",
     ]
     volumes:
-      - ./config/prod.secret.exs:/opt/akkoma/config.exs
+      - ./config/prod.secret.exs:/etc/akkoma/config.exs
 
   # Copy this into docker-compose.override.yml and uncomment there if you want to use a reverse proxy
   #proxy: