diff --git a/cdk8s/dist/lamport.k8s.yaml b/cdk8s/dist/lamport.k8s.yaml
index 4e57142d..1df110de 100644
--- a/cdk8s/dist/lamport.k8s.yaml
+++ b/cdk8s/dist/lamport.k8s.yaml
@@ -1478,7 +1478,7 @@ spec:
             - mountPath: /config
               name: pvc-qbittorrent-pvc
             - mountPath: /downloads
-              name: qbittorrent-bind-mount
+              name: pvc-qbittorrent-download-pvc
       dnsPolicy: ClusterFirst
       hostNetwork: false
       restartPolicy: Always
@@ -1496,10 +1496,10 @@ spec:
           persistentVolumeClaim:
             claimName: qbittorrent-pvc
             readOnly: false
-        - hostPath:
-            path: /mnt/storage/downloads/torrents
-            type: ""
-          name: qbittorrent-bind-mount
+        - name: pvc-qbittorrent-download-pvc
+          persistentVolumeClaim:
+            claimName: qbittorrent-download-pvc
+            readOnly: false
 ---
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: PersistentVolumeClaim
@@ -1528,6 +1528,19 @@ spec:
   volumeMode: Filesystem
 ---
 apiVersion: v1
+kind: PersistentVolumeClaim
+metadata:
+  name: qbittorrent-download-pvc
+  namespace: lamport
+spec:
+  accessModes:
+    - ReadWriteOnce
+  resources:
+    requests:
+      storage: 2Gi
+  volumeMode: Filesystem
+---
+apiVersion: v1
 kind: Service
 metadata:
   annotations:
diff --git a/cdk8s/src/services/torrents/qbittorrent.ts b/cdk8s/src/services/torrents/qbittorrent.ts
index c472b382..d1a2dd96 100644
--- a/cdk8s/src/services/torrents/qbittorrent.ts
+++ b/cdk8s/src/services/torrents/qbittorrent.ts
@@ -34,6 +34,12 @@ export function createQBitTorrentDeployment(chart: Chart) {
     {},
   );
 
+  const downloadPathVolume = new LocalPathVolume(
+    chart,
+    "qbittorrent-download-pvc",
+    {},
+  );
+
   deployment.addContainer(
     withCommonProps({
       name: "gluetun",
@@ -96,17 +102,13 @@ export function createQBitTorrentDeployment(chart: Chart) {
             localPathVolume.claim,
           ),
         },
-        // TODO: replace this with a shared volume on the RAID array
         {
-          volume: Volume.fromHostPath(
+          path: "/downloads",
+          volume: Volume.fromPersistentVolumeClaim(
             chart,
-            "qbittorrent-bind-mount",
-            "qbittorrent-bind-mount",
-            {
-              path: "/mnt/storage/downloads/torrents",
-            },
+            "qbittorrent-downloads-volume",
+            downloadPathVolume.claim,
           ),
-          path: "/downloads",
         },
       ],
     }),