diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 5af729792..b119c472e 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -10,10 +10,6 @@ RUN git config --global --add safe.directory /app
 ENV LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libjemalloc.so.2
 
 # Install js packages and gems
-# Put node_modules outside the app volume. Having node_modules be a named volume
-# means that on subsequent package changes the named volume will overlay the newly
-# installed packages. Not needed for gems since they already install somewhere else.
-ENV NODE_PATH=/node_modules
 COPY package.json yarn.lock ./
 RUN yarn install
 
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index bf0e8e7be..382c416ec 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ services:
     image: e621
     volumes:
       - .:/app
+      - node_modules:/app/node_modules
       - public_packs:/app/public/packs
       - post_data:/app/public/data
     environment:
@@ -117,6 +118,7 @@ services:
       VIPS_WARNING: "0"
     volumes:
       - .:/app
+      - node_modules:/app/node_modules
     depends_on:
       <<: *common-depends-on
     entrypoint: bundle exec rails test
@@ -148,4 +150,6 @@ volumes:
   elastic_data:
   db_data:
   redis_data:
+  node_modules:
   public_packs:
+  public_packs_test: