diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5bbdef4..fc6a04c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ services:
     entrypoint: /app/entrypoint.sh
     command: yarn pdp
     environment:
-      PRISMA_SCHEMA_PATH=/app/path/your/schema.prisma
+      PRISMA_SCHEMA_PATH: /app/for/your/schema.prisma
       DATABASE_URL: your DATABASE_URL
       DATA_PROXY_API_KEY: your DATA_PROXY_API_KEY
       PORT: "3000"
@@ -140,6 +140,8 @@ FROM base
 COPY --from=builder /app/node_modules ./node_modules
 COPY --from=builder /app/package.json ./package.json
 
+ENV PRISMA_SCHEMA_PATH=/app/node_modules/.prisma/client/schema.prisma
+
 USER node
 
 ENTRYPOINT ["/usr/bin/tini", "--"]
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index b604964..8370105 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ services:
     entrypoint: /app/entrypoint.sh
     command: ./wait-for-it.sh https-portal3000:443 --timeout=120 --strict -- yarn dev:server
     environment:
+      PRISMA_SCHEMA_PATH: /app/node_modules/.prisma/client/schema.prisma
       DATABASE_URL: postgresql://postgres:pass@db:5432/postgres?schema=public
       DATA_PROXY_API_KEY: custometoken
       MIGRATE: "true"
diff --git a/src/server.ts b/src/server.ts
index 325bd5f..2f78259 100644
--- a/src/server.ts
+++ b/src/server.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ app.use(afterMiddleware());
 
 (async () => {
   const dmmf = await getDMMF({
-    datamodel: getSchemaSync(),
+    datamodel: getSchemaSync(process.env.PRISMA_SCHEMA_PATH),
   });
   const server = new ApolloServer({
     ...makeServerConfig(dmmf, db),