diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile b/docker/Dockerfile
index b7bcb2b..a464bf0 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile
@@ -16,9 +16,6 @@ WORKDIR /app
 # Copy pre-built binary from host (built by Justfile)
 COPY dist/cachewd-linux-${TARGETARCH} /usr/local/bin/cachewd
 
-# Copy default configuration file
-COPY cachew.hcl /app/cachew.hcl
-
 # Create state directory with proper permissions
 RUN mkdir -p /app/state/cache && \
   chown -R cachew:cachew /app
@@ -28,6 +25,6 @@ USER cachew
 
 # Bind to all interfaces in Docker (can be overridden with CACHEW_BIND env var)
 ENV CACHEW_BIND=0.0.0.0:8080
+ENV CACHEW_CONFIG=/app/config/cachew.hcl
 
 ENTRYPOINT ["/usr/local/bin/cachewd"]
-CMD ["--config", "/app/cachew.hcl"]
diff --git a/docker/Justfile b/docker/Justfile
index 74a3751..d077f44 100644
--- a/docker/Justfile
+++ b/docker/Justfile
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ build-multi:
 run log_level="info":
     @just build
     @echo "→ Starting cachew at http://localhost:8080 (log-level={{ log_level }})"
-    @docker run --rm -it -p 8080:8080 -v {{ ROOT }}/state:/app/state --name cachew cachew:local --log-level={{ log_level }}
+    @docker run --rm -p 8080:8080 -v {{ ROOT }}/state:/app/state -v {{ ROOT }}/cachew.hcl:/app/config/cachew.hcl --name cachew cachew:local --log-level={{ log_level }}
 
 # Clean up Docker images
 clean: