diff --git a/db/.gitkeep b/db/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/db/images/.gitkeep b/db/images/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/docker/server.dockerfile b/docker/server.dockerfile
index 82b365fd..83b71d4a 100644
--- a/docker/server.dockerfile
+++ b/docker/server.dockerfile
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ WORKDIR /usr/src/app
 RUN chown node:node /usr/src/app
 USER node
 ENV NODE_ENV production
+RUN mkdir -p /usr/src/app/db/images
 COPY --chown=node:node  --from=builder /usr/src/app/node_modules /usr/src/app/node_modules
 COPY --chown=node:node ./src/server /usr/src/app/src/server
 COPY --chown=node:node ./src/game /usr/src/app/src/game
diff --git a/heroku/Dockerfile b/heroku/Dockerfile
index 4321bcbc..2509cb6a 100644
--- a/heroku/Dockerfile
+++ b/heroku/Dockerfile
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ COPY package*.json ./
 RUN npm install
 COPY src ./src
 COPY public ./public
+RUN mkdir -p ./db/images
 
 RUN npm run build
 
@@ -18,4 +19,4 @@ COPY heroku/conf/nginx.conf /etc/nginx/http.d/default.conf
 RUN cp -a build/. /var/www/html/
 
 # add support for $PORT env variable
-CMD sed -i -e 's/$PORT/'"$PORT"'/g' /etc/nginx/http.d/default.conf && /usr/bin/supervisord
\ No newline at end of file
+CMD sed -i -e 's/$PORT/'"$PORT"'/g' /etc/nginx/http.d/default.conf && /usr/bin/supervisord