diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index dcd4c1d..b4c1ef6 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ RUN apt-get update \
  && apt-get -y install libsqlite3-0 \
  && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
+# Create a directory for runtime files
+WORKDIR /app
+
 # Copy the built binary from the builder stage
 COPY --from=builder /usr/local/bin/leekbot /usr/local/bin/leekbot
 
diff --git a/start_container.sh b/start_container.sh
index 0c36c06..30cbb68 100755
--- a/start_container.sh
+++ b/start_container.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/bash -e
 
 IMAGE=ghcr.io/cbloodsworth/leekbot-2.0:main
-CONTAINER_LEEKBOT=/usr/src/leekbot
+APPDIR=/app
 
 if [ -z ${LEEKBOT+x} ]; then
   echo '$LEEKBOT is not set; I need to know where the project repository is.'
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ if [ -z ${LEEKBOT+x} ]; then
 fi
 
 docker run \
-  --volume "$LEEKBOT/db:$CONTAINER_LEEKBOT/db" \
-  --volume "$LEEKBOT/.env:$CONTAINER_LEEKBOT/.env" \
+  --volume "$LEEKBOT/db:$APPDIR/db" \
+  --volume "$LEEKBOT/.env:$APPDIR/.env" \
   --detach \
   --name "leekbot" \
   $IMAGE