diff --git a/src/volumes.js b/src/volumes.js
index cd07b7eaf..6419256ed 100644
--- a/src/volumes.js
+++ b/src/volumes.js
@@ -122,6 +122,9 @@ async function update(volume, mountType, mountOptions) {
 
     const result = await database.query('UPDATE volumes SET mountOptionsJson=? WHERE id=?', [ JSON.stringify(mountOptions), volume.id ]);
     if (result.affectedRows !== 1) throw new BoxError(BoxError.NOT_FOUND, 'Volume not found');
+
+    // when diskPath or remoteDir is changed, we have to "rebind" the docker volumes
+    services.rebuildService('sftp', NOOP_CALLBACK);
 }
 
 async function getStatus(volume) {