diff --git a/apps/api/Dockerfile b/apps/api/Dockerfile
index 571ccbe..43c8995 100644
--- a/apps/api/Dockerfile
+++ b/apps/api/Dockerfile
@@ -21,7 +21,9 @@ FROM base AS runner
 WORKDIR /app
 ENV NODE_ENV=production
 RUN addgroup --system --gid 1001 nestjs && \
-    adduser --system --uid 1001 nestjs
+    adduser --system --uid 1001 nestjs && \
+    mkdir -p /app/user-files && \
+    chown nestjs:nestjs /app/user-files
 COPY --from=deps /app/package.json /app/pnpm-workspace.yaml /app/pnpm-lock.yaml ./
 COPY --from=deps /app/node_modules ./node_modules
 COPY --from=deps /app/apps/api/node_modules ./apps/api/node_modules