diff --git a/__pycache__/app.cpython-314.pyc b/__pycache__/app.cpython-314.pyc
index cf65d72..97d526b 100644
Binary files a/__pycache__/app.cpython-314.pyc and b/__pycache__/app.cpython-314.pyc differ
diff --git a/app.py b/app.py
index 441e09b..393d17f 100644
--- a/app.py
+++ b/app.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ from werkzeug.security import check_password_hash, generate_password_hash
 
 BASE_DIR = Path(__file__).resolve().parent
 DATABASE = Path(os.environ.get("DATABASE_PATH", BASE_DIR / "data" / "eternity.db"))
-UPLOAD_FOLDER = Path(os.environ.get("UPLOAD_FOLDER", BASE_DIR / "data" / "uploads"))
+UPLOAD_FOLDER = Path(os.environ.get("UPLOAD_FOLDER", DATABASE.parent / "uploads"))
 
 app = Flask(__name__)
 app.config.update(
diff --git a/compose.yaml b/compose.yaml
index f61d3f1..9f47ebb 100644
--- a/compose.yaml
+++ b/compose.yaml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ services:
     environment:
       SECRET_KEY: ${SECRET_KEY:?Set SECRET_KEY in .env before deployment}
       DATABASE_PATH: /data/eternity.db
+      UPLOAD_FOLDER: /data/uploads
       PUBLIC_URL: ${PUBLIC_URL:-http://localhost:8000}
       MAIL_HOST: ${MAIL_HOST:-}
       MAIL_PORT: ${MAIL_PORT:-587}