diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 1a68561..b9753d7 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -64,6 +64,9 @@ COPY --from=builder --chown=nextjs:nodejs /app/src ./src
 COPY --from=builder --chown=nextjs:nodejs /app/prisma ./prisma
 COPY --from=builder --chown=nextjs:nodejs /app/prisma.config.ts ./
 
+# Slide uploads are written here at runtime, and in production this path is a named volume
+RUN mkdir -p /app/uploads && chown nextjs:nodejs /app/uploads
+
 USER nextjs
 
 EXPOSE 3000