diff --git a/Dockerfile-back b/Dockerfile-back
index 40f3bcf..20fe0d0 100644
--- a/Dockerfile-back
+++ b/Dockerfile-back
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ USER appuser
 
 WORKDIR /home/appuser/citizen/backend/
 
+RUN mkdir /home/appuser/citizen/media/
+
 ENV VIRTUAL_ENV=/home/appuser/citizen/backend/venv2/
 RUN python3 -m venv $VIRTUAL_ENV
 ENV PATH="$VIRTUAL_ENV/bin:$PATH"