diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 5b05833..d144d28 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ COPY parse_db_url.sh /usr/local/bin/parse_db_url.sh
 USER root
 RUN chmod 755 /usr/local/bin/parse_db_url.sh
 
+RUN mkdir -p /var/lib/gitea/custom/conf
+
 ENV DATABASE_URL=${DATABASE_URL}
 
 CMD ["/usr/local/bin/parse_db_url.sh"]