diff --git a/compose.yml b/compose.yml
index 0d927a4..3ddee96 100644
--- a/compose.yml
+++ b/compose.yml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ services:
       plausible_events_db:
         condition: service_healthy
     volumes:
-      - ./data/plausible:/var/lib/plausible
+      - plausible-data:/var/lib/plausible
     ulimits:
       nofile:
         soft: 65535
@@ -88,3 +88,6 @@ services:
       - MAILGUN_BASE_URI
       - MANDRILL_API_KEY
       - SENDGRID_API_KEY
+
+volumes:
+  plausible-data: