diff --git a/Dockerfile.prod b/Dockerfile.prod
index d0cf806..45c9f34 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.prod
+++ b/Dockerfile.prod
@@ -35,14 +35,14 @@ RUN pip wheel --no-cache-dir --no-deps --wheel-dir /usr/src/gmba_django/wheels -
 FROM python:3.9.6-alpine
 
 # create directory for the app user
-RUN mkdir -p /home/app
+RUN mkdir -p /data/app
 
 # create the app user
 RUN addgroup -S app && adduser -S app -G app
 
 # create the appropriate directories
-ENV HOME=/home/app
-ENV APP_HOME=/home/app/app
+ENV HOME=/data/app
+ENV APP_HOME=/data/app/app
 RUN mkdir $APP_HOME
 RUN mkdir $APP_HOME/static
 RUN mkdir $APP_HOME/media
diff --git a/docker-compose.prod.yml b/docker-compose.prod.yml
index 146a4ad..0c75195 100644
--- a/docker-compose.prod.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.prod.yml
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ services:
       dockerfile: Dockerfile.prod
     command: gunicorn gmba_django.wsgi:application --bind [::]:8000
     volumes:
-      - static_volume:/home/app/app/static
-      - media_volume:/home/app/app/media
+      - static_volume:/data/app/app/static
+      - media_volume:/data/app/app/media
     expose:
       - 8000
     env_file:
@@ -18,14 +18,14 @@ services:
   db:
     image: postgres:13.0-alpine
     volumes:
-      - postgres_data:/var/lib/postgresql/data/
+      - postgres_data:/data/var/lib/postgresql/data/
     env_file:
       - ./.env.prod
   nginx:
     build: ./nginx
     volumes:
-      - static_volume:/home/app/app/static
-      - media_volume:/home/app/app/media
+      - static_volume:/data/app/app/static
+      - media_volume:/data/app/app/media
     ports:
       - 1337:80
     depends_on: