diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 4168b9e..f77f19b 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,10 @@ services:
 
     volumes:
       # Persist uploaded images and files
-      - blog-uploads:/app/uploads
+      # NOTE: production profile (application.yml) sets file.upload.directory to
+      # /var/uploads/blog-images — this mount MUST match that path or uploads
+      # silently write to the container's ephemeral layer and vanish on redeploy.
+      - blog-uploads:/var/uploads/blog-images
     networks:
       - angular-spring
       - spring-mysql