diff --git a/containers/focalboard/scripts/focalboard_auth.sh b/containers/focalboard/scripts/focalboard_auth.sh
index 5da5321..35a9268 100644
--- a/containers/focalboard/scripts/focalboard_auth.sh
+++ b/containers/focalboard/scripts/focalboard_auth.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 _focalboardSqlite() {
-    runFileOp docker exec -i focalboard-service sqlite3 /data/focalboard.db "$1" 2>&1
+    # The compose mount is ./data:/opt/focalboard/data — focalboard writes its
+    # sqlite db at /opt/focalboard/data/focalboard.db, so the auth tools must
+    # reach it there (the bare /data inside the container isn't mounted).
+    runFileOp docker exec -i focalboard-service sqlite3 /opt/focalboard/data/focalboard.db "$1" 2>&1
 }
 
 _focalboardBcrypt() {