diff --git a/ente/rootfs/etc/services.d/00-postgres/run b/ente/rootfs/etc/services.d/00-postgres/run
index 96ef5dcf7..3a47a8e10 100644
--- a/ente/rootfs/etc/services.d/00-postgres/run
+++ b/ente/rootfs/etc/services.d/00-postgres/run
@@ -6,9 +6,8 @@ if bashio::config.true 'USE_EXTERNAL_DB'; then
     exit 0
 fi
 
-export PGDATA=/data/postgres
 mkdir -p "$PGDATA"
-chown -R postgres:postgres /data
+chown -R postgres:postgres /config/postgres
 
 if [[ ! -s "$PGDATA/PG_VERSION" ]]; then
     bashio::log.info "Initializing Postgres 17 data directory."