diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 20dfd36..2949c7a 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ FROM gcr.io/distroless/static-debian12
 
 COPY --from=build-be /go/src/app/bin/seif /
 
-RUN mkdir /data
+VOLUME /data
 
 EXPOSE 34543