diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 65ee9b3bfd..fcdde607b5 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ RUN \
     # Allow mounting of these files, which have no default
     touch .env ; \
     # Create directories for the volumes to inherit the correct permissions
-    mkdir -p /app/client/public/images /app/api/logs ; \
+    mkdir -p /app/client/public/images /app/api/logs /app/uploads ; \
     npm config set fetch-retry-maxtimeout 600000 ; \
     npm config set fetch-retries 5 ; \
     npm config set fetch-retry-mintimeout 15000 ; \
@@ -44,8 +44,6 @@ RUN \
     npm prune --production; \
     npm cache clean --force
 
-RUN mkdir -p /app/client/public/images /app/api/logs
-
 # Node API setup
 EXPOSE 3080
 ENV HOST=0.0.0.0