diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index c4252560b42d01b4fe532636ee085dd5570691bf..f65c4fd26646ff9c8316100fcb9c3a3951141437 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ RUN $HOME/.yarn/bin/yarn encore dev
 
 
 # support running as arbitrary user which belongs to the root group
+RUN mkdir /var/cache/nginx
+RUN mkdir /var/log/nginx
 RUN chmod g+rwx /var/cache/nginx /var/run /var/log/nginx
 
 # users are not allowed to listen on priviliged ports