diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 6259fe7b8..f107f68c8 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ RUN curl -sSL https://install.python-poetry.org | python3 -
 ENV PATH="/root/.local/bin:$PATH"
 
 WORKDIR /app
+RUN mkdir -p lnbits/data
 
 COPY . .