diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index a67f14c..0341997 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
 
 COPY . .
 
+RUN mkdir -p /app/staticfiles
 RUN useradd --no-create-home --shell /bin/false appuser && chown -R appuser /app
 USER appuser