diff --git a/composte-hermes.yml b/composte-hermes.yml
index f8426d6..a55905e 100644
--- a/composte-hermes.yml
+++ b/composte-hermes.yml
@@ -57,10 +57,10 @@ services:
       - /opt/hermes:/opt/data
       - /opt/hermes/.ssh:/root/.ssh
       - /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock
-
     environment:
       - OPENAI_BASE_URL=http://vllm:8005/v1
       - OPENAI_API_KEY=sk-dummy-key-1234567890
+      - HERMES_WRITE_SAFE_ROOT=/
     networks:
       - cortex-net
 
@@ -77,9 +77,9 @@ services:
     volumes:
       - /opt/hermes:/opt/data
       - /opt/hermes/.ssh:/root/.ssh   
-
     environment:
       - GATEWAY_HEALTH_URL=http://cortex-hermes-gateway:8642
+      - HERMES_WRITE_SAFE_ROOT=/
     networks:
       - cortex-net