diff --git a/docker/telemetry/.gitignore b/docker/telemetry/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bba4819d66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/telemetry/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# Runtime data generated by xrpld and telemetry stack
+data/
diff --git a/docker/telemetry/xrpld-telemetry.cfg b/docker/telemetry/xrpld-telemetry.cfg
index 524d22471a..2a96dd6ab5 100644
--- a/docker/telemetry/xrpld-telemetry.cfg
+++ b/docker/telemetry/xrpld-telemetry.cfg
@@ -27,15 +27,15 @@ protocol = ws
 
 [node_db]
 type=NuDB
-path=./data/nudb
+path=docker/telemetry/data/nudb
 online_delete=256
 advisory_delete=0
 
 [database_path]
-./data
+docker/telemetry/data
 
 [debug_logfile]
-./data/debug.log
+docker/telemetry/data/debug.log
 
 [rpc_startup]
 { "command": "log_level", "severity": "debug" }