diff --git a/SearchQnA/docker_compose/amd/gpu/rocm/compose.yaml b/SearchQnA/docker_compose/amd/gpu/rocm/compose.yaml
index f8318de8f..fef008250 100644
--- a/SearchQnA/docker_compose/amd/gpu/rocm/compose.yaml
+++ b/SearchQnA/docker_compose/amd/gpu/rocm/compose.yaml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ services:
     ports:
       - "3001:80"
     volumes:
-      - "${MODEL_PATH}:/data"
+      - "${MODEL_PATH:-./data}:/data"
     shm_size: 1g
     environment:
       no_proxy: ${no_proxy}
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ services:
     ports:
       - "3004:80"
     volumes:
-      - "${MODEL_PATH}:/data"
+      - "${MODEL_PATH:-./data}:/data"
     shm_size: 1g
     environment:
       no_proxy: ${no_proxy}
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ services:
     ports:
       - "3006:80"
     volumes:
-      - "${MODEL_PATH}:/data"
+      - "${MODEL_PATH:-./data}:/data"
     environment:
       no_proxy: ${no_proxy}
       http_proxy: ${http_proxy}
diff --git a/SearchQnA/docker_compose/intel/cpu/xeon/compose.yaml b/SearchQnA/docker_compose/intel/cpu/xeon/compose.yaml
index 7ce41a420..29b5229b8 100644
--- a/SearchQnA/docker_compose/intel/cpu/xeon/compose.yaml
+++ b/SearchQnA/docker_compose/intel/cpu/xeon/compose.yaml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ services:
     ports:
       - "3001:80"
     volumes:
-      - "${MODEL_CACHE}:/data"
+      - "${MODEL_CACHE:-./data}:/data"
     shm_size: 1g
     environment:
       no_proxy: ${no_proxy}
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ services:
     ports:
       - "3004:80"
     volumes:
-      - "${MODEL_CACHE}:/data"
+      - "${MODEL_CACHE:-./data}:/data"
     shm_size: 1g
     environment:
       no_proxy: ${no_proxy}
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ services:
     ports:
       - "3006:80"
     volumes:
-      - "${MODEL_CACHE}:/data"
+      - "${MODEL_CACHE:-./data}:/data"
     shm_size: 1g
     environment:
       no_proxy: ${no_proxy}
diff --git a/SearchQnA/docker_compose/intel/hpu/gaudi/compose.yaml b/SearchQnA/docker_compose/intel/hpu/gaudi/compose.yaml
index 7ad5990b3..d1df09943 100644
--- a/SearchQnA/docker_compose/intel/hpu/gaudi/compose.yaml
+++ b/SearchQnA/docker_compose/intel/hpu/gaudi/compose.yaml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ services:
     ports:
       - "3001:80"
     volumes:
-      - "${MODEL_CACHE}:/data"
+      - "${MODEL_CACHE:-./data}:/data"
     runtime: habana
     cap_add:
       - SYS_NICE
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ services:
     ports:
       - "3004:80"
     volumes:
-      - "${MODEL_CACHE}:/data"
+      - "${MODEL_CACHE:-./data}:/data"
     shm_size: 1g
     environment:
       no_proxy: ${no_proxy}
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ services:
     ports:
       - "3006:80"
     volumes:
-      - "${MODEL_CACHE}:/data"
+      - "${MODEL_CACHE:-./data}:/data"
     environment:
       no_proxy: ${no_proxy}
       http_proxy: ${http_proxy}