diff --git a/docker-compose/jupyter.yml b/docker-compose/jupyter.yml
index 36352ab66e1035bda0a905354ddbaf4dccc0be9f..84173859b3fbc0dd7742af9aa2c1bedc2494c379 100644
--- a/docker-compose/jupyter.yml
+++ b/docker-compose/jupyter.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ services:
     volumes:
         - ${TANGO_SKA_CONTAINER_MOUNT}
         - ${TANGO_LOFAR_CONTAINER_MOUNT}
+        - ${TANGO_LOFAR_CONTAINER_DIR}:/jupyter-notebooks:rw
         - ${HOME}:/hosthome
     environment:
       - TANGO_HOST=${TANGO_HOST}
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ services:
       - DISPLAY=${DISPLAY}
     ports:
       - "8888:8888"
-    working_dir: ${TANGO_LOFAR_CONTAINER_DIR}/jupyter-notebooks
+    working_dir: /jupyter-notebooks
     entrypoint:
       - /usr/local/bin/wait-for-it.sh
       - ${TANGO_HOST}