diff --git a/production/electrs-start-mainnet b/production/electrs-start-mainnet
index 8f2e3fb77..06129e9b7 100755
--- a/production/electrs-start-mainnet
+++ b/production/electrs-start-mainnet
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ do
 		-- \
 		-vvvv \
 		--address-search \
+		--db-dir /electrs \
 		--daemon-dir $HOME \
 		--http-addr '[::]:3000' \
 		--cookie 'user:pass' \
diff --git a/production/electrs-start-testnet b/production/electrs-start-testnet
index e54912fea..82a6c23b7 100755
--- a/production/electrs-start-testnet
+++ b/production/electrs-start-testnet
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ do
 		-- \
 		-vvvv \
 		--network testnet \
+		--db-dir /electrs \
 		--daemon-dir $HOME \
 		--http-addr '[::]:3002' \
 		--cookie 'user:pass' \