diff --git a/samples/enterprise-app/database/database-deployment.yaml b/samples/enterprise-app/database/database-deployment.yaml
index 37b127d..6d5e4a5 100644
--- a/samples/enterprise-app/database/database-deployment.yaml
+++ b/samples/enterprise-app/database/database-deployment.yaml
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ spec:
                 secretKeyRef:
                   name: database-secret
                   key: password
+            - name: PGDATA
+              value: /var/lib/postgresql/data/pgdata
           volumeMounts:
             - name: secret-volume
               readOnly: true