diff --git a/roles/container/tasks/init.yml b/roles/container/tasks/init.yml
index 4e5292e..de319e6 100644
--- a/roles/container/tasks/init.yml
+++ b/roles/container/tasks/init.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 - name: Set assistive variables
   set_fact:
     template_mounts_needed: "{{ docker_mounts | selectattr('template', 'defined') | list | length > 0 }}"
-    volumes_needed: "{{ docker_mounts | selectattr('name', 'defined') | list | length > 0 }}"
+    volumes_needed: "{{ docker_mounts | selectattr('name', 'defined') | list | length > 0 or docker_database != 'none' }}"
     dockerfile_needed: "{{ dockerfile is defined and dockerfile | length > 0 }}"
     db_config_mounts_needed: "{{ docker_mariadb_config | length > 0 }}"
 - name: Set more assistive variables