diff --git a/test-compose/docker-compose.yml b/test-compose/docker-compose.yml
index b4547273..b88a3204 100644
--- a/test-compose/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/test-compose/docker-compose.yml
@@ -210,6 +210,9 @@ services:
     ports:
      - "389:389"
      - "3306:3306"
+    volumes:
+     - grouper_mysql: /var/lib/mysql  
+     - grouper_ldap: /var/lib/dirsrv
 
 
   idp:
@@ -261,3 +264,10 @@ secrets:
     file: ./configs-and-secrets/grouper/subject.properties
   sp-key.pem:
     file: ./configs-and-secrets/shibboleth/sp-key.pem
+    
+    
+volumes:
+  grouper_mysql:
+    driver: local
+  grouper_ldap:  
+    driver: local