diff --git a/installer/roles/local_docker/templates/docker-compose.yml.j2 b/installer/roles/local_docker/templates/docker-compose.yml.j2
index 249cd4eca8..29677669b1 100644
--- a/installer/roles/local_docker/templates/docker-compose.yml.j2
+++ b/installer/roles/local_docker/templates/docker-compose.yml.j2
@@ -167,12 +167,11 @@ services:
     container_name: awx_postgres
     restart: unless-stopped
     volumes:
-      - {{ postgres_data_dir }}/10/data/:/var/lib/postgresql/data/pgdata:Z
+      - {{ postgres_data_dir }}/10/data/:/var/lib/postgresql/data:Z
     environment:
       POSTGRES_USER: {{ pg_username }}
       POSTGRES_PASSWORD: {{ pg_password }}
       POSTGRES_DB: {{ pg_database }}
-      PGDATA: /var/lib/postgresql/data/pgdata
       http_proxy: {{ http_proxy | default('') }}
       https_proxy: {{ https_proxy | default('') }}
       no_proxy: {{ no_proxy | default('') }}