diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index b6cc04e0d..5dc3dc0de 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ WORKDIR /var/www/html
 # Setting permissions as: https://github.com/wavelog/Wavelog/wiki/Installation
 RUN set -e; \
     \
-    mkdir ./userdata; \
     mkdir ./application/config/docker; \
     \
     mv ./htaccess.sample ./.htaccess; \
diff --git a/userdata/.keep b/userdata/.keep
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb