diff --git a/hedera-node/hedera-config/src/main/java/com/hedera/node/config/data/BlockStreamConfig.java b/hedera-node/hedera-config/src/main/java/com/hedera/node/config/data/BlockStreamConfig.java
index 5a685592471d..b880d5692247 100644
--- a/hedera-node/hedera-config/src/main/java/com/hedera/node/config/data/BlockStreamConfig.java
+++ b/hedera-node/hedera-config/src/main/java/com/hedera/node/config/data/BlockStreamConfig.java
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 public record BlockStreamConfig(
         @ConfigProperty(defaultValue = "BOTH") @NetworkProperty StreamMode streamMode,
         @ConfigProperty(defaultValue = "FILE") @NodeProperty BlockStreamWriterMode writerMode,
-        @ConfigProperty(defaultValue = "data/block-streams") @NodeProperty String blockFileDir,
+        @ConfigProperty(defaultValue = "/opt/hgcapp/blockStreams") @NodeProperty String blockFileDir,
         @ConfigProperty(defaultValue = "true") @NetworkProperty boolean compressFilesOnCreation,
         @ConfigProperty(defaultValue = "32") @NetworkProperty int serializationBatchSize,
         @ConfigProperty(defaultValue = "32") @NetworkProperty int hashCombineBatchSize,
diff --git a/hedera-node/infrastructure/docker/containers/production/network-node-base/Dockerfile b/hedera-node/infrastructure/docker/containers/production/network-node-base/Dockerfile
index bdc0a1c60c9c..968174047920 100644
--- a/hedera-node/infrastructure/docker/containers/production/network-node-base/Dockerfile
+++ b/hedera-node/infrastructure/docker/containers/production/network-node-base/Dockerfile
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ RUN mkdir -p "/opt/hgcapp" && \
     mkdir -p "/opt/hgcapp/accountBalances" && \
     mkdir -p "/opt/hgcapp/eventsStreams" && \
     mkdir -p "/opt/hgcapp/recordStreams" && \
+    mkdir -p "/opt/hgcapp/blockStreams" && \
     mkdir -p "/opt/hgcapp/services-hedera" && \
     mkdir -p "/opt/hgcapp/services-hedera/HapiApp2.0" && \
     mkdir -p "/opt/hgcapp/services-hedera/HapiApp2.0/data" && \
@@ -122,6 +123,7 @@ RUN chmod +rx /usr/local/bin/wait-for
 VOLUME "/opt/hgcapp/accountBalances"
 VOLUME "/opt/hgcapp/eventsStreams"
 VOLUME "/opt/hgcapp/recordStreams"
+VOLUME "/opt/hgcapp/blockStreams"
 VOLUME "/opt/hgcapp/services-hedera/HapiApp2.0/data/config"
 VOLUME "/opt/hgcapp/services-hedera/HapiApp2.0/data/diskFs"
 VOLUME "/opt/hgcapp/services-hedera/HapiApp2.0/data/keys"