diff --git a/deploy/docker/truenas-compose.tradier.yaml b/deploy/docker/truenas-compose.tradier.yaml
index b86f3a5..f583de9 100644
--- a/deploy/docker/truenas-compose.tradier.yaml
+++ b/deploy/docker/truenas-compose.tradier.yaml
@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@ services:
       ALPACA_API_KEY: <FILL-ME-ALPACA-KEY>
       ALPACA_SECRET_KEY: <FILL-ME-ALPACA-SECRET>
       ALPACA_BACKFILL_FEED: sip
+      # fresh DB has no config_overrides, so compose must set the paid SIP
+      # feed explicitly or this stack silently runs thin IEX volume
+      ALPACA_DATA_FEED: sip
       ALPACA_BASE_URL: https://paper-api.alpaca.markets
       ALPACA_PAPER_SYNC_ENABLED: '1'
       DATABASE_URL: postgresql://momentum:<FILL-ME-PG-PASSWORD>@postgres:5432/momentum