diff --git a/app/data/compose/docker-compose-fixturenet-lotus.yml b/app/data/compose/docker-compose-fixturenet-lotus.yml
index a1d2d290..ff54e897 100644
--- a/app/data/compose/docker-compose-fixturenet-lotus.yml
+++ b/app/data/compose/docker-compose-fixturenet-lotus.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ services:
       - ../config/fixturenet-lotus/fund-account.sh:/fund-account.sh
       - lotus_miner_params:/var/tmp/filecoin-proof-parameters
       - lotus-shared:/root/.lotus-shared
+      - lotus_miner_data:/root/data
     entrypoint: ["sh", "/docker-entrypoint-scripts.d/setup-miner.sh"]
     ports:
       - "1234"
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ services:
       - ../config/fixturenet-lotus/setup-node.sh:/docker-entrypoint-scripts.d/setup-node.sh
       - lotus_node_1_params:/var/tmp/filecoin-proof-parameters
       - lotus-shared:/root/.lotus-shared
+      - lotus_node_1_data:/root/data
     healthcheck:
       test: ["CMD", "nc", "-vz", "localhost", "1234"]
       interval: 30s
@@ -57,6 +59,7 @@ services:
       - ../config/fixturenet-lotus/setup-node.sh:/docker-entrypoint-scripts.d/setup-node.sh
       - lotus_node_2_params:/var/tmp/filecoin-proof-parameters
       - lotus-shared:/root/.lotus-shared
+      - lotus_node_2_data:/root/data
     healthcheck:
       test: ["CMD", "nc", "-vz", "localhost", "1234"]
       interval: 30s
@@ -77,3 +80,6 @@ volumes:
   lotus_node_1_params:
   lotus_node_2_params:
   lotus-shared:
+  lotus_miner_data:
+  lotus_node_1_data:
+  lotus_node_2_data:
diff --git a/app/data/config/fixturenet-lotus/lotus-env.env b/app/data/config/fixturenet-lotus/lotus-env.env
index 9ffd8e85..2fffed4c 100644
--- a/app/data/config/fixturenet-lotus/lotus-env.env
+++ b/app/data/config/fixturenet-lotus/lotus-env.env
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-LOTUS_PATH=/root/.lotus-local-net
-LOTUS_MINER_PATH=/root/.lotus-miner-local-net
+LOTUS_PATH=/root/data/.lotus-local-net
+LOTUS_MINER_PATH=/root/data/.lotus-miner-local-net
 LOTUS_SKIP_GENESIS_CHECK=_yes_
 LOTUS_FEVM_ENABLEETHRPC=true
 CGO_CFLAGS_ALLOW="-D__BLST_PORTABLE__"
diff --git a/app/data/config/fixturenet-lotus/setup-miner.sh b/app/data/config/fixturenet-lotus/setup-miner.sh
index 8b0a22d6..4f8c168e 100644
--- a/app/data/config/fixturenet-lotus/setup-miner.sh
+++ b/app/data/config/fixturenet-lotus/setup-miner.sh
@@ -15,12 +15,16 @@ else
   echo "Existing proof params found"
 fi
 
-lotus-seed pre-seal --sector-size 2KiB --num-sectors 2
-lotus-seed genesis new localnet.json
-lotus-seed genesis add-miner localnet.json ~/.genesis-sectors/pre-seal-t01000.json
+# if genesis is not already setup
+if [ ! -f /root/data/localnet.json ]; then
+  lotus-seed --sector-dir /root/data/.genesis-sectors pre-seal --sector-size 2KiB --num-sectors 2
+  lotus-seed --sector-dir /root/data/ genesis new /root/data/localnet.json
+  lotus-seed --sector-dir /root/data/ genesis add-miner /root/data/localnet.json /root/data/.genesis-sectors/pre-seal-t01000.json
+fi
 
 # start daemon
-nohup lotus daemon --lotus-make-genesis=devgen.car --profile=bootstrapper --genesis-template=localnet.json --bootstrap=false > /var/log/lotus.log 2>&1 &
+# /root/.lotus-shared/devgen.car path
+nohup lotus daemon --lotus-make-genesis=/root/.lotus-shared/devgen.car --profile=bootstrapper --genesis-template=/root/data/localnet.json --bootstrap=false > /var/log/lotus.log 2>&1 &
 
 # Loop until the daemon is started
 echo "Waiting for daemon to start..."
@@ -29,21 +33,18 @@ while ! grep -q "started ChainNotify channel" /var/log/lotus.log ; do
 done
 echo "Daemon started."
 
-# copy genesis file to shared volume
-cp /devgen.car /root/.lotus-shared
-
 # publish bootnode peer info to shared volume
 lotus net listen | grep "$(ip addr | grep inet | grep -v '127.0.0.1' | sort | head -1 | awk '{print $2}' | cut -d '/' -f1)" | head -1 > /root/.lotus-shared/miner.addr
 
 # if miner not already initialized
 if [ ! -d $LOTUS_MINER_PATH ]; then
   # initialize miner
-  lotus wallet import --as-default ~/.genesis-sectors/pre-seal-t01000.key
+  lotus wallet import --as-default /root/data/.genesis-sectors/pre-seal-t01000.key
 
   # fund a known account for usage
   /fund-account.sh
 
-  lotus-miner init --genesis-miner --actor=t01000 --sector-size=2KiB --pre-sealed-sectors=~/.genesis-sectors --pre-sealed-metadata=~/.genesis-sectors/pre-seal-t01000.json --nosync
+  lotus-miner init --genesis-miner --actor=t01000 --sector-size=2KiB --pre-sealed-sectors=/root/data/.genesis-sectors --pre-sealed-metadata=/root/data/.genesis-sectors/pre-seal-t01000.json --nosync
 fi
 
 # start miner
diff --git a/app/data/config/fixturenet-lotus/setup-node.sh b/app/data/config/fixturenet-lotus/setup-node.sh
index dc3392fe..49511c32 100644
--- a/app/data/config/fixturenet-lotus/setup-node.sh
+++ b/app/data/config/fixturenet-lotus/setup-node.sh
@@ -9,20 +9,17 @@ while [ ! -f /root/.lotus-shared/miner.addr ]; do
 done
 echo "Resuming..."
 
-# if not already initialized
-if [ ! -f $LOTUS_PATH/config.toml ]; then
-  # init node config
-  mkdir $LOTUS_PATH
-  lotus config default > $LOTUS_PATH/config.toml
+# init node config
+mkdir -p $LOTUS_PATH
+lotus config default > $LOTUS_PATH/config.toml
 
-  # add bootstrap peer info if available
-  if [ -f /root/.lotus-shared/miner.addr ]; then
-    MINER_ADDR=\"$(cat /root/.lotus-shared/miner.addr)\"
-    # add bootstrap peer id to config file
-    sed -i "/^\[Libp2p\]/a \ \ BootstrapPeers = [$MINER_ADDR]" $LOTUS_PATH/config.toml
-  else
-    echo "Bootstrap peer info not found, unable to configure. Manual peering will be required."
-  fi
+# add bootstrap peer info if available
+if [ -f /root/.lotus-shared/miner.addr ]; then
+  MINER_ADDR=\"$(cat /root/.lotus-shared/miner.addr)\"
+  # add bootstrap peer id to config file
+  sed -i "/^\[Libp2p\]/a \ \ BootstrapPeers = [$MINER_ADDR]" $LOTUS_PATH/config.toml
+else
+  echo "Bootstrap peer info not found, unable to configure. Manual peering will be required."
 fi
 
 # start node