diff --git a/.env b/.env
index 8383b2ec71..f85b34f366 100644
--- a/.env
+++ b/.env
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ ENV_PLATFORM=local
 OTEL_COLLECTOR_HOST=otelcol
 OTEL_COLLECTOR_PORT_GRPC=4317
 OTEL_COLLECTOR_PORT_HTTP=4318
+OTEL_COLLECTOR_CONFIG=./src/otelcollector/otelcol-config.yml
+OTEL_COLLECTOR_CONFIG_EXTRAS=./src/otelcollector/otelcol-config-extras.yml
 OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT=http://${OTEL_COLLECTOR_HOST}:${OTEL_COLLECTOR_PORT_GRPC}
 PUBLIC_OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_TRACES_ENDPOINT=http://localhost:8080/otlp-http/v1/traces
 
diff --git a/docker-compose.minimal.yml b/docker-compose.minimal.yml
index 2f8a5eae88..5720b4e0c8 100644
--- a/docker-compose.minimal.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.minimal.yml
@@ -584,8 +584,8 @@ services:
     restart: unless-stopped
     command: [ "--config=/etc/otelcol-config.yml", "--config=/etc/otelcol-config-extras.yml" ]
     volumes:
-      - ./src/otelcollector/otelcol-config.yml:/etc/otelcol-config.yml
-      - ./src/otelcollector/otelcol-config-extras.yml:/etc/otelcol-config-extras.yml
+      - ${OTEL_COLLECTOR_CONFIG}:/etc/otelcol-config.yml
+      - ${OTEL_COLLECTOR_CONFIG_EXTRAS}:/etc/otelcol-config-extras.yml
     ports:
       - "${OTEL_COLLECTOR_PORT_GRPC}"
       - "${OTEL_COLLECTOR_PORT_HTTP}"
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 3848155f35..bf2c75a3c9 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -694,8 +694,8 @@ services:
     restart: unless-stopped
     command: [ "--config=/etc/otelcol-config.yml", "--config=/etc/otelcol-config-extras.yml" ]
     volumes:
-      - ./src/otelcollector/otelcol-config.yml:/etc/otelcol-config.yml
-      - ./src/otelcollector/otelcol-config-extras.yml:/etc/otelcol-config-extras.yml
+      - ${OTEL_COLLECTOR_CONFIG}:/etc/otelcol-config.yml
+      - ${OTEL_COLLECTOR_CONFIG_EXTRAS}:/etc/otelcol-config-extras.yml
     ports:
       - "${OTEL_COLLECTOR_PORT_GRPC}"
       - "${OTEL_COLLECTOR_PORT_HTTP}"