diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
index 4cdac6132..639659509 100644
--- a/.dockerignore
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -5,10 +5,6 @@ docs
 tests
 node_modules
 
-lnbits/static/css/*
-lnbits/static/bundle.js
-lnbits/static/bundle.css
-
 *.md
 !README.md
 *.log
@@ -18,8 +14,5 @@ lnbits/static/bundle.css
 .gitignore
 .prettierrc
 LICENSE
-Makefile
 mypy.ini
-package-lock.json
-package.json
 pytest.ini
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 7597c5b09..7d827976a 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -41,12 +41,14 @@ ENV POETRY_NO_INTERACTION=1 \
     VIRTUAL_ENV=/app/.venv \
     PATH="/app/.venv/bin:$PATH"
 
+COPY . /app
 WORKDIR /app
 
 COPY . .
 COPY --from=builder /app/.venv .venv
 
 RUN make
+RUN mkdir data
 
 ENV LNBITS_PORT="5000"
 ENV LNBITS_HOST="0.0.0.0"