diff --git a/redpanda-apicurio/.env b/redpanda-apicurio/.env
index d29c0ecf2af..6058754a014 100644
--- a/redpanda-apicurio/.env
+++ b/redpanda-apicurio/.env
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ REPO=ghcr.io/
 TAG=main
 PORT=10000
 DEEPHAVEN_CONSOLE_TYPE=python
+DEEPHAVEN_APPLICATION_DIR=/data/app.d
diff --git a/redpanda/.env b/redpanda/.env
index aa0d5af4e99..5cc29ee9081 100644
--- a/redpanda/.env
+++ b/redpanda/.env
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ REPO=ghcr.io/
 TAG=main
 PORT=10000
 DEEPHAVEN_CONSOLE_TYPE=python
+DEEPHAVEN_APPLICATION_DIR=/data/app.d