diff --git a/templates/bluecloud-ufish-db-docker-compose.yml.j2 b/templates/bluecloud-ufish-db-docker-compose.yml.j2
index 66ce4b4..6449c25 100644
--- a/templates/bluecloud-ufish-db-docker-compose.yml.j2
+++ b/templates/bluecloud-ufish-db-docker-compose.yml.j2
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ services:
     image: mysql:latest
     networks:
       - {{ bc_ufish_docker_network }}
+    volumes:
+      - {{ bc_ufish_db_volume }}:/var/lib/mysql
+
     environment:
       MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD: {{ bc_ufish_mysql_root_password }}
       MYSQL_PORT: 3306