diff --git a/docker-compose-offline.yml b/docker-compose-offline.yml
index 33d3076960..d2d4975524 100644
--- a/docker-compose-offline.yml
+++ b/docker-compose-offline.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ services:
     expose:
       - 8000
     volumes:
-      - /etc/scancodeio/:/etc/scancodeio/
+      - ./etc/scancodeio:/etc/scancodeio
       - workspace:/var/scancodeio/workspace/
       - static:/var/scancodeio/static/
     depends_on:
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ services:
     env_file:
       - docker.env
     volumes:
-      - /etc/scancodeio/:/etc/scancodeio/
+      - ./etc/scancodeio:/etc/scancodeio
       - workspace:/var/scancodeio/workspace/
     depends_on:
       - redis
diff --git a/docker-compose.purldb-scan-worker.yml b/docker-compose.purldb-scan-worker.yml
index 3636b26a3b..1e9c913eac 100644
--- a/docker-compose.purldb-scan-worker.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.purldb-scan-worker.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ services:
       - docker.env
     volumes:
       - .env:/opt/scancodeio/.env
-      - /etc/scancodeio/:/etc/scancodeio/
+      - ./etc/scancodeio:/etc/scancodeio
       - workspace:/var/scancodeio/workspace/
     depends_on:
       - db
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index f078e88cf4..029b22731b 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ services:
       - 8000
     volumes:
       - .env:/opt/scancodeio/.env
-      - /etc/scancodeio/:/etc/scancodeio/
+      - ./etc/scancodeio:/etc/scancodeio
       - workspace:/var/scancodeio/workspace/
       - static:/var/scancodeio/static/
     depends_on:
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ services:
       - docker.env
     volumes:
       - .env:/opt/scancodeio/.env
-      - /etc/scancodeio/:/etc/scancodeio/
+      - ./etc/scancodeio:/etc/scancodeio
       - workspace:/var/scancodeio/workspace/
     depends_on:
       - redis