diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 9b92cec33a5..8c7640ef588 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ core_integration_db_up:
 
 .PHONY: core_integration_db_down
 core_integration_db_down:
-	docker compose -f internal/integration/config/docker-compose.yaml down
+	docker compose -f internal/integration/config/docker-compose.yaml down -v
 
 .PHONY: core_integration_setup
 core_integration_setup:
diff --git a/internal/integration/config/docker-compose.yaml b/internal/integration/config/docker-compose.yaml
index 8b54a22aec9..8150f268acb 100644
--- a/internal/integration/config/docker-compose.yaml
+++ b/internal/integration/config/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -18,9 +18,15 @@ services:
       start_period: '20s'
     ports:
       - 5432:5432
+    volumes:
+      - 'zitadel_integration_db:/var/lib/postgresql/data'
 
   cache:
     restart: 'always'
     image: 'redis:latest'
     ports:
       - 6379:6379
+
+volumes:
+  zitadel_integration_db:
+    driver: local