diff --git a/apps/vinyl/src/definitions.py b/apps/vinyl/src/definitions.py
index ad184b9..30a5396 100644
--- a/apps/vinyl/src/definitions.py
+++ b/apps/vinyl/src/definitions.py
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ def deep_merge_dicts(base: dict, override: dict) -> dict:
     return result
 
 
+storage_dir = os.environ.get("STORAGE_DIR", "/storage")
+
 definitions = dg.Definitions(
     assets=[
         asset.with_attributes(
@@ -37,9 +39,7 @@ definitions = dg.Definitions(
         for asset in dg.load_assets_from_modules([assets])
     ],
     resources={
-        "polars_parquet_io_manager": PolarsParquetIOManager(
-            base_dir=os.environ.get("STORAGE_DIR", "/storage")
-        ),
+        "polars_parquet_io_manager": PolarsParquetIOManager(base_dir=storage_dir),
         "email_service": EmailService(
             smtp_server=dg.EnvVar("SMTP_SERVER"),
             smtp_port=dg.EnvVar.int("SMTP_PORT"),