diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9febcfa6..9c86dfe5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -302,6 +302,10 @@ This project is deployed in accordance to the [DargStack template](https://githu
     
     The s3 server's data.
     
+ - ### `pnpm_data`
+    
+    The node package manager's data.
+    
  - ### `portainer_data`
     
     The container manager's data.
diff --git a/src/development/stack.env.template b/src/development/stack.env.template
index c9d45a9c..ce2bf9bd 100644
--- a/src/development/stack.env.template
+++ b/src/development/stack.env.template
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-PNPM_STORE_DIR=
 TUSD_BUCKET=vibetype-images
 TUSD_ENDPOINT=http://minio:9000
 TUSD_MAX_SIZE=1048576
diff --git a/src/development/stack.yml b/src/development/stack.yml
index 2205c3f8..4bebc396 100644
--- a/src/development/stack.yml
+++ b/src/development/stack.yml
@@ -567,7 +567,7 @@ services:
         target: /run/environment-variables/PGUSER
     user: node:node # files created inside a docker container, like node_modules by pnpm, gain correct permissions by setting the user to `node`
     volumes:
-      - ${PNPM_STORE_DIR}:/srv/.pnpm-store/ #DARGSTACK-REMOVE
+      - pnpm_data:/srv/.pnpm-store/ #DARGSTACK-REMOVE
       - ./certificates/:/srv/certificates/ #DARGSTACK-REMOVE
       - ../../../vibetype/:/srv/app/ #DARGSTACK-REMOVE
       - vibetype_data:/srv/app/node_modules #DARGSTACK-REMOVE
@@ -589,6 +589,9 @@ volumes:
   minio_data:
     # The s3 server's data.
     {}
+  pnpm_data:
+  # The node package manager's data.
+    {}
   portainer_data:
     # The container manager's data.
     {}