diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index ba80bf3..5173958 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ services:
     volumes:
       - ".:/app:rw"
       - "./data:/data:rw"
+      - "./whoosh:/whoosh:rw"
     command: python manage.py runserver 0.0.0.0:80
     env_file: .env-local
 
diff --git a/settings.py b/settings.py
index be3a444..277cde9 100644
--- a/settings.py
+++ b/settings.py
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ ALDRYN_SEARCH_INDEX_BASE_CLASS = 'project.search.SearchIndex'
 
 HAYSTACK_CUSTOM_HIGHLIGHTER = 'project.search.Highlighter'
 HAYSTACK_DEFAULT_OPERATOR = 'OR'
-HAYSTACK_INDEX_PATH = os.path.join('/tmp', 'whoosh', 'index')
+HAYSTACK_INDEX_PATH = os.path.join('/whoosh', 'index')
 HAYSTACK_CONNECTIONS = {
     'default': {
         'ENGINE': 'haystack.backends.whoosh_backend.WhooshEngine',