diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 0a3ca061..efaa3648 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -136,3 +136,5 @@ dmypy.json
 
 # Pyre type checker
 .pyre/
+
+/db-data
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 56cec4d3..63366d1a 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -7,8 +7,14 @@ services:
       - POSTGRES_DB=catanatron_db
     ports:
       - 5432:5432
+    volumes:
+      - ./db-data:/var/lib/postgresql/data
     healthcheck:
-      test: ["CMD-SHELL", "pg_isready -d postgresql://catanatron:victorypoint@db:5432/catanatron_db"]
+      test:
+        [
+          "CMD-SHELL",
+          "pg_isready -d postgresql://catanatron:victorypoint@db:5432/catanatron_db",
+        ]
       interval: 5s
       timeout: 5s
       retries: 5