diff --git a/oci/catalog/apps/rqlite.json b/oci/catalog/apps/rqlite.json
index 22e8bb93..f3e49063 100644
--- a/oci/catalog/apps/rqlite.json
+++ b/oci/catalog/apps/rqlite.json
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
     "documentation": "https://rqlite.io/docs/",
     "repository": "https://github.com/rqlite/rqlite",
     "tips": [
-      "This profile runs one node. Port 4001 is the HTTP API; port 4002 is reserved for Raft cluster traffic. The database file is persisted under /rqlite/file."
+      "This profile runs one node. Port 4001 is the HTTP API; port 4002 is reserved for Raft cluster traffic. The image default starts rqlited with its data directory at /rqlite/file/data, persisted by the mounted /rqlite/file volume."
     ],
     "mini_changelog": [],
     "display_version": null,
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@
     "related_services": [],
     "restart": "unless-stopped",
     "stop_grace_period": null,
-    "original_compose": "{\n  \"name\": \"rqlite\",\n  \"services\": {\n    \"rqlite\": {\n      \"image\": \"ghcr.io/rqlite/rqlite:latest\",\n      \"restart\": \"unless-stopped\",\n      \"ports\": [\n        \"4001:4001/tcp\",\n        \"4002:4002/tcp\"\n      ],\n      \"volumes\": [\n        \"./file:/rqlite/file\"\n      ],\n      \"command\": [\n        \"/rqlite/file\"\n      ]\n    }\n  }\n}"
+    "original_compose": "{\n  \"name\": \"rqlite\",\n  \"services\": {\n    \"rqlite\": {\n      \"image\": \"ghcr.io/rqlite/rqlite:latest\",\n      \"restart\": \"unless-stopped\",\n      \"ports\": [\n        \"4001:4001/tcp\",\n        \"4002:4002/tcp\"\n      ],\n      \"volumes\": [\n        \"./file:/rqlite/file\"\n      ]\n    }\n  }\n}"
   },
   "compose_stack": {
     "project_name": "rqlite",
@@ -124,9 +124,6 @@
           ],
           "volumes": [
             "./file:/rqlite/file"
-          ],
-          "command": [
-            "/rqlite/file"
           ]
         }
       }
@@ -361,11 +358,6 @@
       }
     ],
     "installer_profile": {
-      "runtime": {
-        "command": [
-          "/rqlite/file"
-        ]
-      },
       "startup_healthcheck": {
         "scheme": "http",
         "port": 4001,
diff --git a/oci/catalog/curated/rqlite.json b/oci/catalog/curated/rqlite.json
index 22e8bb93..f3e49063 100644
--- a/oci/catalog/curated/rqlite.json
+++ b/oci/catalog/curated/rqlite.json
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
     "documentation": "https://rqlite.io/docs/",
     "repository": "https://github.com/rqlite/rqlite",
     "tips": [
-      "This profile runs one node. Port 4001 is the HTTP API; port 4002 is reserved for Raft cluster traffic. The database file is persisted under /rqlite/file."
+      "This profile runs one node. Port 4001 is the HTTP API; port 4002 is reserved for Raft cluster traffic. The image default starts rqlited with its data directory at /rqlite/file/data, persisted by the mounted /rqlite/file volume."
     ],
     "mini_changelog": [],
     "display_version": null,
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@
     "related_services": [],
     "restart": "unless-stopped",
     "stop_grace_period": null,
-    "original_compose": "{\n  \"name\": \"rqlite\",\n  \"services\": {\n    \"rqlite\": {\n      \"image\": \"ghcr.io/rqlite/rqlite:latest\",\n      \"restart\": \"unless-stopped\",\n      \"ports\": [\n        \"4001:4001/tcp\",\n        \"4002:4002/tcp\"\n      ],\n      \"volumes\": [\n        \"./file:/rqlite/file\"\n      ],\n      \"command\": [\n        \"/rqlite/file\"\n      ]\n    }\n  }\n}"
+    "original_compose": "{\n  \"name\": \"rqlite\",\n  \"services\": {\n    \"rqlite\": {\n      \"image\": \"ghcr.io/rqlite/rqlite:latest\",\n      \"restart\": \"unless-stopped\",\n      \"ports\": [\n        \"4001:4001/tcp\",\n        \"4002:4002/tcp\"\n      ],\n      \"volumes\": [\n        \"./file:/rqlite/file\"\n      ]\n    }\n  }\n}"
   },
   "compose_stack": {
     "project_name": "rqlite",
@@ -124,9 +124,6 @@
           ],
           "volumes": [
             "./file:/rqlite/file"
-          ],
-          "command": [
-            "/rqlite/file"
           ]
         }
       }
@@ -361,11 +358,6 @@
       }
     ],
     "installer_profile": {
-      "runtime": {
-        "command": [
-          "/rqlite/file"
-        ]
-      },
       "startup_healthcheck": {
         "scheme": "http",
         "port": 4001,
diff --git a/oci/tests/test_rqlite_profile.py b/oci/tests/test_rqlite_profile.py
index e33884df..f4192f40 100644
--- a/oci/tests/test_rqlite_profile.py
+++ b/oci/tests/test_rqlite_profile.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-"""The rqlite data directory is a positional argument to rqlited."""
+"""rqlite uses its image default command and persists the default data directory."""
 
 import json
 from pathlib import Path
@@ -8,24 +8,41 @@ ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[1]
 
 
 class RqliteProfileTests(unittest.TestCase):
-    def test_persistent_data_directory_is_passed_positionally(self):
+    def test_default_startup_persists_default_data_directory(self):
         curated = json.loads((ROOT / "catalog/curated/rqlite.json").read_text())
         app = json.loads((ROOT / "catalog/apps/rqlite.json").read_text())
         self.assertEqual(curated, app)
 
-        data_dir = "/rqlite/file"
-        self.assertEqual(curated["proxmox"]["installer_profile"]["runtime"]["command"], [data_dir])
-        self.assertEqual(curated["compose_stack"]["services"][0]["compose"]["command"], [data_dir])
+        # The official image's default `run` entrypoint starts rqlited and
+        # uses DATA_DIR=/rqlite/file/data. Avoid an override: positional
+        # non-flag arguments are executed literally by its entrypoint.
+        compose_service = curated["compose_stack"]["services"][0]["compose"]
         original_compose = json.loads(curated["container_contract"]["original_compose"])
-        self.assertEqual(original_compose["services"]["rqlite"]["command"], [data_dir])
+        self.assertNotIn("runtime", curated["proxmox"]["installer_profile"])
+        image_policy = curated["proxmox"]["image_metadata_policy"]
+        self.assertEqual(image_policy["entrypoint"], "import-from-oci-image")
+        self.assertEqual(image_policy["cmd"], "import-from-oci-image")
+        for config in (compose_service, original_compose["services"]["rqlite"]):
+            self.assertNotIn("command", config)
+
         image = curated["container_contract"]["image"]
         self.assertEqual(image["reference"], "ghcr.io/rqlite/rqlite:latest")
         self.assertEqual(image["registry"], "ghcr.io")
         self.assertEqual(image["repository"], "ghcr.io/rqlite/rqlite")
         self.assertEqual(original_compose["services"]["rqlite"]["image"], image["reference"])
 
-        mounted_paths = [volume["container_path"] for volume in curated["container_contract"]["volumes"]]
-        self.assertIn(data_dir, mounted_paths)
+        mounts = [
+            volume["container_path"]
+            for volume in curated["container_contract"]["volumes"]
+        ]
+        self.assertIn("/rqlite/file", mounts)
+        self.assertTrue(
+            any(
+                path == "/rqlite/file/data"
+                or "/rqlite/file/data".startswith(path.rstrip("/") + "/")
+                for path in mounts
+            )
+        )
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":