diff --git a/paperless/compose.yaml b/paperless/compose.yaml
index 7a7c22c..0f61c45 100644
--- a/paperless/compose.yaml
+++ b/paperless/compose.yaml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ services:
     image: docker.io/library/redis:8
     restart: unless-stopped
     volumes:
-      - ${VOL_PATH}/paperless/redis:/data
+      - ${VOL_PATH:-/data}/paperless/redis:/data
     networks:
       - paperless
 
@@ -31,10 +31,10 @@ services:
     image: ${PAPERLESS_IMAGE:-ghcr.io/paperless-ngx/paperless-ngx:latest}
     restart: unless-stopped
     volumes:
-      - ${VOL_PATH}/paperless/data:/usr/src/paperless/data
-      - ${VOL_PATH}/paperless/media:/usr/src/paperless/media
-      - ${VOL_PATH}/paperless/export:/usr/src/paperless/export
-      - ${VOL_PATH}/paperless/consume:/usr/src/paperless/consume
+      - ${VOL_PATH:-/data}/paperless/data:/usr/src/paperless/data
+      - ${VOL_PATH:-/data}/paperless/media:/usr/src/paperless/media
+      - ${VOL_PATH:-/data}/paperless/export:/usr/src/paperless/export
+      - ${VOL_PATH:-/data}/paperless/consume:/usr/src/paperless/consume
     environment:
       PAPERLESS_REDIS: redis://paperless-broker:6379
       PAPERLESS_DBENGINE: mariadb