diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index fe685be..7e5f988 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ RUN cargo build --release
 FROM debian:bullseye-slim
 RUN useradd -ms /bin/bash -u 1001 libmedium
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y ca-certificates
+RUN mkdir /var/lib/libmedium && chown libmedium /var/lib/libmedium
 COPY --from=rust /src/target/release/libmedium /usr/local/bin/
 USER libmedium
 ENTRYPOINT ["/usr/local/bin/libmedium"]