diff --git a/Dockerfile.releaser b/Dockerfile.releaser
index 75e54aef..a83fd5e8 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.releaser
+++ b/Dockerfile.releaser
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ ADD data/sqlite/migrations/ /migrations
 COPY --from=builder /etc/passwd /etc/passwd
 COPY --from=builder /etc/group /etc/group
 COPY --from=builder /etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt /etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt
+
+RUN mkdir /paydb && chown -R appuser:appuser /paydb
+VOLUME /paydb
+
 USER appuser:appuser
 
 EXPOSE 8443