diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 733d246..d96e4b9 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -10,4 +10,5 @@ services:
       # give access to the system time as read-only
       - /etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro
       - /etc/timezone:/etc/timezone:ro
-      - /mnt/dietpi_userdata/kwaylon:/usr/app
+      - ./src:/usr/app/src
+      - ./data:/usr/app/data
diff --git a/src/kwaylon/kwaylon.py b/src/kwaylon/kwaylon.py
index f053c25..483e212 100644
--- a/src/kwaylon/kwaylon.py
+++ b/src/kwaylon/kwaylon.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class Kwaylon(Client):
     def __init__(self, limit: int = 5000, days: int = 30, db_path: Path = None, *args, **kwargs):
         super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
         if db_path is None:
-            self.db_path = Path.cwd() / 'data' / 'messages.db'
+            self.db_path = Path(__file__).parents[2] / 'data' / 'messages.db'
         else:
             self.db_path = db_path