diff --git a/deploy.py b/deploy.py
index 2d07aa3..eb18e25 100644
--- a/deploy.py
+++ b/deploy.py
@@ -314,13 +314,13 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
         print(stdout.read().decode())
         stdin, stdout, stderr = ssh_client.exec_command('sudo echo "ENV GITEA__server__APP_DATA_PATH /data/gitea" >> gitea-dockerfile/Dockerfile')
         print(stdout.read().decode())
-        stdin, stdout, stderr = ssh_client.exec_command('sudo echo "RUN mkdir /data/gitea" >> gitea-dockerfile/Dockerfile')
+        stdin, stdout, stderr = ssh_client.exec_command('sudo echo "RUN mkdir -p /data/gitea" >> gitea-dockerfile/Dockerfile')
         print(stdout.read().decode())
         stdin, stdout, stderr = ssh_client.exec_command('sudo echo "EXPOSE 3000" >> gitea-dockerfile/Dockerfile')
         print(stdout.read().decode())
         stdin, stdout, stderr = ssh_client.exec_command('sudo docker build -t gitea gitea-dockerfile')
         print(stdout.read().decode())
-        stdin, stdout, stderr = ssh_client.exec_command('sudo docker run -d -p 80:3000 -v /data/gitea:/data/gitea gitea')
+        stdin, stdout, stderr = ssh_client.exec_command('sudo docker run -d -p 80:3000 -v /data/gitea:/data gitea')
         print(stdout.read().decode())
 
         print("Gitea and Postgres instances are ready to use.")