diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 459c293..874ff2b 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@ FROM python:3.13
 WORKDIR /syscheck_receiver
 COPY . /syscheck_receiver
 RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
-RUN mkdir -p /data/reports
+RUN mkdir -p /data
 EXPOSE 6969/tcp
 ENTRYPOINT ["python", "app.py"]
diff --git a/app.py b/app.py
index 54d82f6..8b03952 100644
--- a/app.py
+++ b/app.py
@@ -175,6 +175,8 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
 
     if config["docker"]:
         print("Docker is TRUE")
+        if not os.path.isdir(report_dir):
+            os.mkdir(report_dir)
 
     # start server
     if args.debug == "1":