diff --git a/docker/compose/subfolderWithSSL/docker-compose.yml b/docker/compose/subfolderWithSSL/docker-compose.yml
index 63f7267b99..aa2fe669d1 100644
--- a/docker/compose/subfolderWithSSL/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker/compose/subfolderWithSSL/docker-compose.yml
@@ -52,4 +52,4 @@ services:
       - WEBHOOK_TUNNEL_URL=https://${DOMAIN_NAME}${N8N_PATH}
     volumes:
       - /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock
-      - ${DATA_FOLDER}/.n8n:/root/.n8n
+      - ${DATA_FOLDER}/.n8n:/home/node/.n8n
diff --git a/docker/compose/withPostgres/docker-compose.yml b/docker/compose/withPostgres/docker-compose.yml
index eb572a39a2..39270dcd26 100644
--- a/docker/compose/withPostgres/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker/compose/withPostgres/docker-compose.yml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ services:
     links:
       - postgres
     volumes:
-      - ~/.n8n:/root/.n8n
+      - ~/.n8n:/home/node/.n8n
     # Wait 5 seconds to start n8n to make sure that PostgreSQL is ready
     # when n8n tries to connect to it
     command: /bin/sh -c "sleep 5; n8n start"
diff --git a/docker/images/n8n/README.md b/docker/images/n8n/README.md
index ab8c4b56ed..a23a63cef5 100644
--- a/docker/images/n8n/README.md
+++ b/docker/images/n8n/README.md
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ To use it simply start n8n with `--tunnel`
 docker run -it --rm \
 	--name n8n \
 	-p 5678:5678 \
-	-v ~/.n8n:/root/.n8n \
+	-v ~/.n8n:/home/node/.n8n \
 	n8nio/n8n \
 	n8n start --tunnel
 ```
@@ -93,14 +93,14 @@ N8N_BASIC_AUTH_PASSWORD=<PASSWORD>
 ## Persist data
 
 The workflow data gets by default saved in an SQLite database in the user
-folder (`/root/.n8n`). That folder also additionally contains the
+folder (`/home/node/.n8n`). That folder also additionally contains the
 settings like webhook URL and encryption key.
 
 ```
 docker run -it --rm \
 	--name n8n \
 	-p 5678:5678 \
-	-v ~/.n8n:/root/.n8n \
+	-v ~/.n8n:/home/node/.n8n \
 	n8nio/n8n
 ```
 
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ docker run -it --rm \
 	-p 5678:5678 \
 	-e DB_TYPE=mongodb \
 	-e DB_MONGODB_CONNECTION_URL="mongodb://<MONGO_USER>:<MONGO_PASSWORD>@<MONGO_SERVER>:<MONGO_PORT>/<MONGO_DATABASE>" \
-	-v ~/.n8n:/root/.n8n \
+	-v ~/.n8n:/home/node/.n8n \
 	n8nio/n8n \
 	n8n start
 ```
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ docker run -it --rm \
 	-e DB_POSTGRESDB_USER=<POSTGRES_USER> \
 	-e DB_POSTGRESDB_SCHEMA=<POSTGRES_SCHEMA> \
 	-e DB_POSTGRESDB_PASSWORD=<POSTGRES_PASSWORD> \
-	-v ~/.n8n:/root/.n8n \
+	-v ~/.n8n:/home/node/.n8n \
 	n8nio/n8n \
 	n8n start
 ```
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ docker run -it --rm \
 	-e DB_MYSQLDB_PORT=<MYSQLDB_PORT> \
 	-e DB_MYSQLDB_USER=<MYSQLDB_USER> \
 	-e DB_MYSQLDB_PASSWORD=<MYSQLDB_PASSWORD> \
-	-v ~/.n8n:/root/.n8n \
+	-v ~/.n8n:/home/node/.n8n \
 	n8nio/n8n \
 	n8n start
 ```