diff --git a/deploy/app/volumes.app-data.yaml b/deploy/app/volumes.app-data.yaml
index 827bf9e..408deeb 100644
--- a/deploy/app/volumes.app-data.yaml
+++ b/deploy/app/volumes.app-data.yaml
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ spec:
     requests:
       storage: 22Gi
   volumeName: jellyfin-cache
+  
+  # required to prevent Kubernetes from assigning the default storageClass (local-path)
+  storageClassName: "" 
 ---
 
 apiVersion: v1