diff --git a/dockerfile b/dockerfile
index 2ff9c4f7c..97f594d9a 100644
--- a/dockerfile
+++ b/dockerfile
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ RUN apt update && \
                 sqlite3 \
                 iputils-ping && \
             pip3 --no-cache-dir install apprise && \
+            install -d -m 0755 -o node -g node /app/data && \
             rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
 # Copy app files from build layer
diff --git a/dockerfile-alpine b/dockerfile-alpine
index abdaaa3d5..f2f4321aa 100644
--- a/dockerfile-alpine
+++ b/dockerfile-alpine
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ WORKDIR /app
 # Install apprise
 RUN apk add --no-cache iputils python3 py3-cryptography py3-pip py3-six py3-yaml py3-click py3-markdown py3-requests py3-requests-oauthlib && \
             pip3 --no-cache-dir install apprise && \
+            install -d -m 0755 -o node -g node /app/data && \
             rm -rf /root/.cache
 
 # Copy app files from build layer