diff --git a/deploy/prod-pod.yml b/deploy/prod-pod.yml
index aa3072c..fae29af 100644
--- a/deploy/prod-pod.yml
+++ b/deploy/prod-pod.yml
@@ -174,9 +174,10 @@ spec:
 
   volumes:
   - name: pgdata
-    hostPath:
-      path: /opt/sharenet/volumes/pgdata
-      type: DirectoryOrCreate
+    persistentVolumeClaim: {}  # Let Podman manage the volume
+    # hostPath:
+    #   path: /opt/sharenet/volumes/pgdata
+    #   type: DirectoryOrCreate
   - name: postgres-run
     emptyDir: {}
   - name: backend-tmp