diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 5ce6e12..98dae8c 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -22,9 +22,7 @@ COPY --from=builder --chown=nextjs:nodejs /app/.next/standalone ./
 
 COPY --from=builder --chown=nextjs:nodejs /app/.next/static ./.next/static
 
-COPY --from=builder --chown=nextjs:nodejs /app/public ./public
-
-RUN mkdir -p /app/data && chown nextjs:nodejs /app/data
+RUN mkdir -p /app/public /app/data && chown -R nextjs:nodejs /app/public /app/data
 
 ENV NODE_ENV=production PORT=3000 HOSTNAME=0.0.0.0
 
diff --git a/public/.gitkeep b/public/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29