diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index d0fa9a6..452828a 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ RUN gcc -o deployment deployment.c
 FROM cgr.dev/chainguard/wolfi-base:latest
 
 RUN adduser -D appuser
+RUN mkdir -p /output && chown -R appuser:appuser /output
+
 USER appuser
 
 WORKDIR /app