diff --git a/compose-files/provider.yml b/compose-files/provider.yml
index e79488a..a07da65 100644
--- a/compose-files/provider.yml
+++ b/compose-files/provider.yml
@@ -24,3 +24,5 @@ services:
     volumes:
     - ${OCEAN_ARTIFACTS_FOLDER}:/ocean-contracts/artifacts/
     - provider1db:/ocean-provider/db/
+volumes:
+  provider1db:
diff --git a/compose-files/provider2.yml b/compose-files/provider2.yml
index 3702cfb..2f4a6bc 100644
--- a/compose-files/provider2.yml
+++ b/compose-files/provider2.yml
@@ -24,3 +24,5 @@ services:
     volumes:
     - ${OCEAN_ARTIFACTS_FOLDER}:/ocean-contracts/artifacts/
     - provider2db:/ocean-provider/db/
+volumes:
+  provider2db:
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