diff --git a/src/Dockerfile b/src/Dockerfile
index b75963fb5f57a5b3625b92f2df77285d1450c04b..85333a8734bd47823fd7cb797d27825c712d1145 100644
--- a/src/Dockerfile
+++ b/src/Dockerfile
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ RUN chmod +x gesacmonit.py
 
 USER gesac
 
+# volume to store backup data, when the database is unavailable
+VOLUME "/home/gesac/restore"
+
 HEALTHCHECK CMD ps aux | egrep '[d]efunct' && exit 1
 
 ENTRYPOINT ["./gesacmonit.py"]