diff --git a/core/defaultconfigs/search.py b/core/defaultconfigs/search.py
index ae322eb..3ee90e8 100644
--- a/core/defaultconfigs/search.py
+++ b/core/defaultconfigs/search.py
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ kcconf.configkopano({
     r"/etc/kopano/search.cfg":
     {
         'log_file': "-",
-        'log_level': "4"
+        'log_level': "4",
+        'index_path': "/kopano/data/search/"
     }
 })
 
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml-example b/docker-compose.yml-example
index b426dc1..5ac45ba 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml-example
+++ b/docker-compose.yml-example
@@ -295,6 +295,7 @@ services:
     volumes:
       - kopanossl/:/kopano/ssl
       - kopanosocket/:/run/kopano
+      - kopanodata/:/kopano/data
     environment:
       - SERVICE_TO_START=search
       - TZ=${TZ}