diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 1aae3c4..46f4f48 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ COPY --from=deps /app/node_modules ./node_modules
 
 COPY . .
 
+RUN mkdir /app/private
 RUN echo '{"token": ""}' > /app/private/portainer_api_secret.json
 RUN yarn build