diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ By default it uses an SQLite backend. If you want to make data persistent:
 
 ```shell
 touch ./db.sqlite && chmod a+w ./db.sqlite
-docker run -it --rm --name mercator -e APP_ENV=development -p "127.0.0.1:8000":80 -v $PWD/db.sqlite:/var/www/mercator/db.sqlite ghcr.io/dbarzin/mercator:latest
+docker run -it --rm --name mercator -e APP_ENV=development -p "127.0.0.1:8000":80 -v $PWD/db.sqlite:/var/www/mercator/sql/db.sqlite ghcr.io/dbarzin/mercator:latest
 ```
 
 Finally you can populate the database with demo data through the `USE_DEMO_DATA` environment variable: