diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 73d60c25..b9857a5d 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -28,9 +28,6 @@ COPY --from=backend /backend-build/memos /usr/local/memos/
 COPY --from=backend /backend-build/resources /usr/local/memos/resources
 COPY --from=frontend /frontend-build/dist /usr/local/memos/web/dist
 
-# Directory to store the data, which can be referenced as the mounting point.
-RUN mkdir -p /var/opt/memos/data
-
 CMD ["./memos"]
 
 EXPOSE 8080
diff --git a/store/db.go b/store/db.go
index 4a00ae7b..c71c8ba1 100644
--- a/store/db.go
+++ b/store/db.go
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ import (
 var DB *sql.DB
 
 func InitDBConn() {
-	dbFilePath := "/var/opt/memos/data/memos.db"
+	// mounting point in docker is "/usr/local/memos/data"
+	dbFilePath := "./data/memos.db"
 
 	if _, err := os.Stat(dbFilePath); err != nil {
 		dbFilePath = "./resources/memos.db"