diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 55706f9..0a25970 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,3 +1 @@
 FROM mahuntington/student:postgres
-
-WORKDIR /home/student
diff --git a/compose.yaml b/compose.yaml
index d4604ff..503f354 100644
--- a/compose.yaml
+++ b/compose.yaml
@@ -6,4 +6,5 @@ services:
     stdin_open: true
     tty: true
     container_name: student
+    working_dir: /home/student
     command: ["pg_ctlcluster", "15", "main", "start", "--foreground"]