diff --git a/.deploy/docker/entrypoint.sh b/.deploy/docker/entrypoint.sh
index d95e3c4626..e88cc8cf85 100755
--- a/.deploy/docker/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/.deploy/docker/entrypoint.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,20 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+# make sure the correct directories exists (suggested by @chrif):
+mkdir -p $FIREFLY_PATH/storage/app
+mkdir -p $FIREFLY_PATH/storage/app/public
+mkdir -p $FIREFLY_PATH/storage/build
+mkdir -p $FIREFLY_PATH/storage/database
+mkdir -p $FIREFLY_PATH/storage/debugbar
+mkdir -p $FIREFLY_PATH/storage/export
+mkdir -p $FIREFLY_PATH/storage/framework/cache
+mkdir -p $FIREFLY_PATH/storage/framework/sessions
+mkdir -p $FIREFLY_PATH/storage/framework/testing
+mkdir -p $FIREFLY_PATH/storage/framework/views
+mkdir -p $FIREFLY_PATH/storage/logs
+mkdir -p $FIREFLY_PATH/storage/upload
+
+
 # make sure we own the volumes:
 chown -R www-data:www-data -R $FIREFLY_PATH/storage/export $FIREFLY_PATH/storage/upload $FIREFLY_PATH/storage/logs $FIREFLY_PATH/storage/framework/cache
 chmod -R 775 $FIREFLY_PATH/storage/export $FIREFLY_PATH/storage/upload $FIREFLY_PATH/storage/upload $FIREFLY_PATH/storage/logs $FIREFLY_PATH/storage/framework/cache