diff --git a/arkindex/project/settings.py b/arkindex/project/settings.py
index 6975bef553261f218e758ef171cc3ea10b5f4913..dd4fb56decfee39c31ef9a1c8c9c1acc0fd818c9 100644
--- a/arkindex/project/settings.py
+++ b/arkindex/project/settings.py
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ if os.environ.get('PONOS_TASK'):
 
 else:
     # As scheduler or dev
-    PONOS_DATA_DIR = os.environ.get('PONOS_DATA_DIR', os.path.join(BASE_DIR, '../ponos'))
+    PONOS_DATA_DIR = os.environ.get('PONOS_DATA_DIR', os.path.join(BASE_DIR, '../../ponos/data'))
     PONOS_RECIPE = {
         'volumes': {
             # Always expose host configuration