diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index b00d16f..3c72982 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@ COPY --from=base /app/src/server/rpc ./src/server/rpc
 COPY --from=base /app/src/server/lib ./src/server/lib
 COPY --from=base /app/tsconfig.server.json ./tsconfig.server.json
 
+# Create .storage directory and subdirectories
+RUN mkdir -p /app/.storage/users /app/.storage/bookings /app/.storage/treatments /app/.storage/availability /app/.storage/cancellation-tokens
+
 # Create non-root user for security
 RUN addgroup -g 1001 -S nodejs
 RUN adduser -S nextjs -u 1001