diff --git a/mealie/Dockerfile b/mealie/Dockerfile
index ed496b694..88e4de059 100644
--- a/mealie/Dockerfile
+++ b/mealie/Dockerfile
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ ENV S6_CMD_WAIT_FOR_SERVICES=1 \
 
 # Correct data path
 # hadolint ignore=DL4006
-RUN grep -rl '/app/data' 2>/dev/null | xargs sed -i 's|/app/data|/config|g' && \
+RUN grep -rl "\$MEALIE_HOME/data" 2>/dev/null | xargs sed -i "s|\$MEALIE_HOME/data|/config|g" && \
     sed -i "s|change_user$|# change_user|g" /app/run.sh
 
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