diff --git a/.env b/.env
deleted file mode 100644
index 45ec980e..00000000
--- a/.env
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-CLOUD_GAME_GAMES_PATH=./assets/games
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 93b5ccfa..87dd0c32 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ services:
     volumes:
       # keep cores persistent in the cloud-game_cores volume
       - cores:/usr/local/share/cloud-game/assets/cores
-      - ${CLOUD_GAME_GAMES_PATH}:/usr/local/share/cloud-game/assets/games
+      - ${CLOUD_GAME_GAMES_PATH:-./assets/games}:/usr/local/share/cloud-game/assets/games
 
 volumes:
   cores: