diff --git a/docker/docker-entrypoint.sh b/docker/docker-entrypoint.sh
index 8e1a21757..5919b14aa 100644
--- a/docker/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/docker/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -79,7 +79,11 @@ initialize() {
 		fi
 	done
 
+	echo "creating directory /tmp/paperless"
+	mkdir -p /tmp/paperless
+
 	chown -R paperless:paperless ../
+	chown -R paperless:paperless /tmp/paperless
 
 	migrations