diff --git a/bin/build_and_run_with_docker_compose b/bin/build_and_run_with_docker_compose
index 4356d974..2dfa896e 100755
--- a/bin/build_and_run_with_docker_compose
+++ b/bin/build_and_run_with_docker_compose
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ set -o errtrace -o errexit -o nounset -o pipefail
 
 if [[ -z "${BPMN_SPEC_ABSOLUTE_DIR:-}" ]]; then
   script_dir="$( cd -- "$(dirname "$0")" >/dev/null 2>&1 ; pwd -P )"
-  export BPMN_SPEC_ABSOLUTE_DIR="$script_dir/../../sample-process-models"
+  export BPMN_SPEC_ABSOLUTE_DIR="$script_dir/../../../sample-process-models"
 fi
 
 if [[ -z "${SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_DOCKER_COMPOSE_PROFILE:-}" ]]; then
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 1cbe9dcb..410cbb7a 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ services:
       - "7000:7000"
     network_mode: host
     volumes:
-      - ${BPMN_SPEC_ABSOLUTE_DIR:-./../sample-process-models}:/app/process_models
+      - ${BPMN_SPEC_ABSOLUTE_DIR:-../../sample-process-models}:/app/process_models
       - ./log:/app/log
     healthcheck:
       test: curl localhost:7000/v1.0/status --fail
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ services:
     profiles:
       - debug
     volumes:
-      - ${BPMN_SPEC_ABSOLUTE_DIR:-./../sample-process-models}:/app/process_models
+      - ${BPMN_SPEC_ABSOLUTE_DIR:-../../sample-process-models}:/app/process_models
       - ./:/app
     command: /app/bin/boot_in_docker_debug_mode