diff --git a/docker-compose.override.yml b/docker-compose.override.yml
index d5b17fe67..ba9b32c18 100644
--- a/docker-compose.override.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.override.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ services:
       target: build-and-test
     volumes:
       - ./webapp:/nitro-web
+    environment:
+      - NUXT_BUILD=/tmp/nuxt # avoid file permission issues when `rm -rf .nuxt/`
     command: yarn run dev
   backend:
     build:
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 6e5942e9a..37e8eb94d 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ services:
       - backend
     volumes:
       - webapp_node_modules:/nitro-web/node_modules
-      - webapp_nuxt_folder:/nitro-web/.nuxt
     environment:
       - HOST=0.0.0.0
       - GRAPHQL_URI=http://backend:4000
@@ -60,7 +59,6 @@ networks:
   hc-network:
 volumes:
   webapp_node_modules:
-  webapp_nuxt_folder:
   backend_node_modules:
   neo4j_data:
   uploads:
diff --git a/webapp/.gitignore b/webapp/.gitignore
index bc179d78a..f8c980f7c 100644
--- a/webapp/.gitignore
+++ b/webapp/.gitignore
@@ -61,8 +61,6 @@ typings/
 
 # nuxt.js build output
 .nuxt
-# also the build output in docker container
-.nuxt-dist
 
 # Nuxt generate
 dist