diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile b/docker/Dockerfile
index 5a86afe5..00cbe3ce 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ RUN uv pip install --system -e ".[voyageai,mxbai,a2a]"
 # Create data directory for the database
 RUN mkdir -p /data
 
-# Default database path
-ENV HAIKU_RAG_DB_PATH=/data/haiku.rag.lancedb
+# Set default data directory
+ENV DEFAULT_DATA_DIR=/data
 
 # Expose ports for MCP and A2A
 EXPOSE 8000 8001
diff --git a/examples/docker/.env.example b/examples/docker/.env.example
index 8a4fe115..00bddaae 100644
--- a/examples/docker/.env.example
+++ b/examples/docker/.env.example
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-# Database
-HAIKU_RAG_DB_PATH=/data/haiku.rag.lancedb
+# Database directory
+DEFAULT_DATA_DIR=/data
 
 # File monitoring
 MONITOR_DIRECTORIES=/docs
diff --git a/examples/docker/README.md b/examples/docker/README.md
index 239fede4..d2dded0d 100644
--- a/examples/docker/README.md
+++ b/examples/docker/README.md
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ Place documents in `docs/` for automatic indexing.
 ## Usage
 
 ```bash
+# List documents
+docker compose exec haiku-rag haiku-rag list
+
 # Search
 docker compose exec haiku-rag haiku-rag search "your query"
 
diff --git a/examples/docker/docker-compose.yml b/examples/docker/docker-compose.yml
index 45cb76d0..c4840f9c 100644
--- a/examples/docker/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/examples/docker/docker-compose.yml
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ services:
       - ./data:/data  # Persist database
       - ./docs:/docs  # Mount documents directory for monitoring
     environment:
-      # Database
-      - HAIKU_RAG_DB_PATH=/data/haiku.rag.lancedb
+      # Database directory
+      - DEFAULT_DATA_DIR=/data
 
       # File monitoring
       - MONITOR_DIRECTORIES=/docs