diff --git a/packages/client-slack/justfile b/packages/client-slack/justfile
index 294c3ea8..33978492 100644
--- a/packages/client-slack/justfile
+++ b/packages/client-slack/justfile
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 LOCAL_DB_PORT := "4700"
-LOCAL_DB_DATA := ".local-db-data"
+LOCAL_DB_VOLUME := "nannos-slack-db-data"
 
-# Start local postgres (vanilla, with persistent data)
+# Start local postgres (vanilla, with persistent data via named Docker volume)
 local-db:
   #!/usr/bin/env bash
   set -e
-  mkdir -p {{LOCAL_DB_DATA}}
   
   # Check if postgres is already running on the port
   if docker ps --filter publish={{LOCAL_DB_PORT}} --format '{{{{.Names}}}}' | grep -q .; then
@@ -20,7 +19,7 @@ local-db:
   docker run -d \
     --name nannos-local-db \
     -p {{LOCAL_DB_PORT}}:5432 \
-    -v "$(pwd)/{{LOCAL_DB_DATA}}:/var/lib/postgresql" \
+    -v {{LOCAL_DB_VOLUME}}:/var/lib/postgresql/data \
     -e POSTGRES_USER=postgres \
     -e POSTGRES_PASSWORD=password \
     -e POSTGRES_DB=nannos \
@@ -61,8 +60,12 @@ reset-db:
   set -e
   docker ps -q --filter name=nannos-local-db | xargs -r docker stop
   docker ps -aq --filter name=nannos-local-db | xargs -r docker rm
-  rm -rf {{LOCAL_DB_DATA}}
-  echo "✓ Database data cleared. Run 'just local-db' to start fresh."
+  if docker volume inspect {{LOCAL_DB_VOLUME}} > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+    docker volume rm {{LOCAL_DB_VOLUME}}
+    echo "✓ Database data cleared. Run 'just local-db' to start fresh."
+  else
+    echo "✓ No database volume to remove."
+  fi
 
 prepare-start: migrate
   #!/usr/bin/env bash