diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index d8a0608..4c47b30 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ EXPOSE 8080
 HEALTHCHECK --interval=10s --timeout=5s --start-period=3s --retries=3 \
     CMD curl --fail http://localhost:8080/healthz || exit 1
 
+RUN mkdir -p /data && chmod 0777 /data
 ENV BAMBUI_CACHE_PATH=/data/db.json
 
 CMD ["uvicorn", "backend.main:app", "--host", "0.0.0.0", "--port", "8080"]