diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 444ff451be..d9fd325bee 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 services:
-
   app:
     image: daschswiss/dsp-app:v11.11.0
     ports:
@@ -69,6 +68,7 @@ services:
     volumes:
       - ./sipi/images:/opt/images:delegated
       - ./sipi/tmp-dsp-ingest:/opt/temp:delegated
+      - ingest-db:/opt/db:delegated
     networks:
       - knora-net
     environment:
@@ -82,7 +82,8 @@ services:
       - JWT_SECRET=UP 4888, nice 4-8-4 steam engine
       - SIPI_USE_LOCAL_DEV=false
       - ALLOW_ERASE_PROJECTS=true
-#      - JWT_DISABLE_AUTH=true # Uncomment this line if you want to disable authentication for the ingest service
+      - DB_JDBC_URL=jdbc:sqlite:/opt/db/ingest.sqlite
+    #      - JWT_DISABLE_AUTH=true # Uncomment this line if you want to disable authentication for the ingest service
     deploy:
       resources:
         limits:
@@ -130,3 +131,4 @@ networks:
 volumes:
   db-home:
   db-import:
+  ingest-db:
diff --git a/integration/src/test/scala/org/knora/webapi/testcontainers/DspIngestTestContainer.scala b/integration/src/test/scala/org/knora/webapi/testcontainers/DspIngestTestContainer.scala
index 436fdb5f9a..1c9101891c 100644
--- a/integration/src/test/scala/org/knora/webapi/testcontainers/DspIngestTestContainer.scala
+++ b/integration/src/test/scala/org/knora/webapi/testcontainers/DspIngestTestContainer.scala
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ object DspIngestTestContainer {
       .withEnv("JWT_SECRET", "UP 4888, nice 4-8-4 steam engine")
       .withEnv("SIPI_USE_LOCAL_DEV", "false")
       .withEnv("JWT_DISABLE_AUTH", "true")
+      .withEnv("DB_JDBC_URL", "jdbc:sqlite:/tmp/ingest.sqlite")
       .withFileSystemBind(imagesVolume.hostPath, assetDir, BindMode.READ_WRITE)
   }