diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index d06a3a7d1..06a5bfb4e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -407,3 +407,6 @@ certificates/letsencrypt/**
 docs/_site
 docs/vendor
 docs/.bundle
+
+# Database files
+database/postgres
diff --git a/docker-compose.build.yml b/docker-compose.build.yml
index 9775bc47d..dc6447a1c 100644
--- a/docker-compose.build.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.build.yml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ services:
         ports:
             - "5432:5432"
         volumes:
-            - ./database:/var/lib/postgresql/data:rw
+            - ./database/postgres:/var/lib/postgresql/data:rw
         environment:
             POSTGRES_DB: aliasvault
             POSTGRES_USER: aliasvault
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 6b949b0b5..7947271ba 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ services:
     postgres:
         image: ghcr.io/lanedirt/aliasvault-postgres:latest
         volumes:
-            - ./database:/var/lib/postgresql/data:rw
+            - ./database/postgres:/var/lib/postgresql/data:rw
         environment:
             POSTGRES_DB: aliasvault
             POSTGRES_USER: aliasvault