diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 6ee045bc57e..5c3e420c855 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -46,11 +46,14 @@ x-op-backend: &backend
     OPENPROJECT_WEB_MAX__THREADS: 1
     OPENPROJECT_WEB_MIN__THREADS: 1
     OPENPROJECT_WEB_WORKERS: 0
+    PIDFILE: /home/dev/openproject/tmpfs/pids/server.pid
   volumes:
     - ".:/home/dev/openproject"
     - "opdata:/var/openproject/assets"
     - "bundle:/usr/local/bundle"
     - "tmp:/home/dev/openproject/tmp"
+  tmpfs:
+    - /home/dev/openproject/tmpfs/pids:uid=$DEV_UID,gid=$DEV_GID
   networks:
     - network