diff --git a/conf/aether_api_v5_fastapi_gunicorn_conf.py b/conf/aether_api_v5_fastapi_gunicorn_conf.py
index 9eba2e4..4ef479e 100644
--- a/conf/aether_api_v5_fastapi_gunicorn_conf.py
+++ b/conf/aether_api_v5_fastapi_gunicorn_conf.py
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ errorlog = "/logs/gunicorn_error.log" # "-"  # stderr
 # "logfile" does not seem to actually do anything
 # logfile = "/logs/gunicorn.log" # "-"  # stderr
 
+# Disable control socket to prevent permission issues on volume mounts
+control_socket = None
+
 bind = "0.0.0.0:5005"
 # bind = "unix:/tmp/gunicorn.sock"
 
diff --git a/conf/aether_fastapi_gunicorn_conf.py b/conf/aether_fastapi_gunicorn_conf.py
index 29aad7e..2b8c8e1 100644
--- a/conf/aether_fastapi_gunicorn_conf.py
+++ b/conf/aether_fastapi_gunicorn_conf.py
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ loglevel = os.getenv('AE_LOG_LVL', 'warning')
 accesslog = "-"  # stdout
 errorlog = "-"  # stderr
 
+# Disable control socket to prevent permission issues on volume mounts
+control_socket = None
+
 # ... (existing bind/chdir) ...
 bind = "0.0.0.0:5005"
 worker_tmp_dir = "/dev/shm"