diff --git a/docker/backend/start.sh b/docker/backend/start.sh
index 6d0a0d0c4..773ebc150 100755
--- a/docker/backend/start.sh
+++ b/docker/backend/start.sh
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ __MEMPOOL_ENABLED__=${MEMPOOL_ENABLED:=true}
 __MEMPOOL_OFFICIAL__=${MEMPOOL_OFFICIAL:=false}
 __MEMPOOL_HTTP_PORT__=${BACKEND_HTTP_PORT:=8999}
 __MEMPOOL_SPAWN_CLUSTER_PROCS__=${MEMPOOL_SPAWN_CLUSTER_PROCS:=0}
-__MEMPOOL_UNIX_SOCKET_PATH__=${MEMPOOL_UNIX_SOCKET_PATH:=/mempool/socket/mempool-bitcoin-mainnet}
+__MEMPOOL_UNIX_SOCKET_PATH__=${MEMPOOL_UNIX_SOCKET_PATH:=""}
 __MEMPOOL_API_URL_PREFIX__=${MEMPOOL_API_URL_PREFIX:=/api/v1/}
 __MEMPOOL_POLL_RATE_MS__=${MEMPOOL_POLL_RATE_MS:=2000}
 __MEMPOOL_CACHE_DIR__=${MEMPOOL_CACHE_DIR:=./cache}