diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7016fe0..3e54389 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ Important Render behavior:
 - Render does not deploy `docker-compose.yml` directly for this service.
 - Render builds from `Dockerfile` via `runtime: docker`.
 - The service binds to `HOST=0.0.0.0` and Render's `PORT=10000`.
-- SQLite is stored on a persistent Render disk mounted at `/app/data`.
+- SQLite is stored on a persistent Render disk mounted at `/app/storage`.
 - `preDeployCommand: npm run import-data` builds SQLite from `data/ingredients.json` before the service starts.
 
 Deploy steps:
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index d501b85..173aa32 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ services:
     environment:
       HOST: 0.0.0.0
       PORT: 3333
-      SQLITE_PATH: /app/data/chekit.sqlite
+      SQLITE_PATH: /app/storage/chekit.sqlite
     volumes:
-      - chekit-core-data:/app/data
+      - chekit-core-data:/app/storage
 
 volumes:
   chekit-core-data:
diff --git a/render.yaml b/render.yaml
index 365fb83..e8653e1 100644
--- a/render.yaml
+++ b/render.yaml
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ services:
       - key: PORT
         value: 10000
       - key: SQLITE_PATH
-        value: /app/data/chekit.sqlite
+        value: /app/storage/chekit.sqlite
     disk:
       name: chekit-core-data
-      mountPath: /app/data
+      mountPath: /app/storage
       sizeGB: 1