diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index b7c0246ed..36276f7e8 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -25,5 +25,6 @@ VOLUME     [ "/prometheus" ]
 WORKDIR    /prometheus
 ENTRYPOINT [ "/go/src/github.com/prometheus/prometheus/prometheus" ]
 CMD        [ "-logtostderr", "-config.file=/prometheus.conf", \
+             "-storage.local.path=/prometheus", \
              "-web.console.libraries=/go/src/github.com/prometheus/prometheus/console_libraries", \
              "-web.console.templates=/go/src/github.com/prometheus/prometheus/consoles" ]