diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/docker.yml b/.gitea/workflows/docker.yml
index 6efcb49..a5b525c 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/docker.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/docker.yml
@@ -45,6 +45,10 @@ jobs:
           load: true
           tags: matrix-bot:latest
 
+      - name: Ensure data directory
+        run: |
+          mkdir -p .gitea/matrix-bot-data
+
       - name: Run container
         env:
           MATRIX_HOMESERVER: ${{ secrets.MATRIX_HOMESERVER }}
@@ -71,5 +75,5 @@ jobs:
             -e MATRIX_CRYPTO_RESET_ON_MISMATCH \
             -e MATRIX_WORDLIST=/data/sowpods.csv \
             -e MATRIX_CRYPTO_DB=/data/crypto.db \
-            -v matrix-bot-data:/data \
+            -v "${{ github.workspace }}/.gitea/matrix-bot-data:/data" \
             matrix-bot:latest