diff --git a/docker/docker-entrypoint.sh b/docker/docker-entrypoint.sh
index 58e46bd01..37f9d7288 100755
--- a/docker/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/docker/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -86,13 +86,13 @@ initialize() {
 		"${CONSUME_DIR}"; do
 		if [[ ! -d "${dir}" ]]; then
 			echo "Creating directory ${dir}"
-			mkdir "${dir}"
+			mkdir --parents "${dir}"
 		fi
 	done
 
 	local -r tmp_dir="/tmp/paperless"
 	echo "Creating directory ${tmp_dir}"
-	mkdir -p "${tmp_dir}"
+	mkdir --parents "${tmp_dir}"
 
 	set +e
 	echo "Adjusting permissions of paperless files. This may take a while."