diff --git a/conf/aether_fastapi_gunicorn_conf.py b/conf/aether_fastapi_gunicorn_conf.py
index 2b8c8e1..9992672 100644
--- a/conf/aether_fastapi_gunicorn_conf.py
+++ b/conf/aether_fastapi_gunicorn_conf.py
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ loglevel = os.getenv('AE_LOG_LVL', 'warning')
 accesslog = "-"  # stdout
 errorlog = "-"  # stderr
 
-# Disable control socket to prevent permission issues on volume mounts
-control_socket = None
+# Use /dev/shm for the control socket to avoid permission issues on volume mounts
+control_socket = "/dev/shm/gunicorn.ctl"
 
 # ... (existing bind/chdir) ...
 bind = "0.0.0.0:5005"