diff --git a/bot/config_manager.py b/bot/config_manager.py
index 3c5fdc0..b644ddd 100644
--- a/bot/config_manager.py
+++ b/bot/config_manager.py
@@ -35,12 +35,15 @@ class ConfigManager:
     def __init__(self, config_path: Optional[str] = None):
         """Initialize configuration manager."""
         self.config_path = Path(config_path) if config_path else Path(__file__).parent.parent / "config.yaml"
-        self.runtime_config_path = Path(__file__).parent.parent / "config_runtime.yaml"
         
         # Memory directory for server configs and state
+        # This directory is volume-mounted in Docker (./bot/memory:/app/memory)
         self.memory_dir = Path(__file__).parent / "memory"
         self.memory_dir.mkdir(exist_ok=True)
         
+        # Runtime config must live inside memory_dir so it persists across container restarts
+        self.runtime_config_path = self.memory_dir / "config_runtime.yaml"
+        
         # Load configurations
         self.static_config: Dict = self._load_static_config()
         self.runtime_config: Dict = self._load_runtime_config()