diff --git a/configmanager/Dockerfile b/configmanager/Dockerfile
index c9faa5a..11181a5 100644
--- a/configmanager/Dockerfile
+++ b/configmanager/Dockerfile
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ RUN npm install express
 RUN npm install hsts
 COPY ./server.js /app/server.js
 RUN mkdir /data
+RUN mkdir -m 707 /data/blocklist
 COPY ./data/cad-default.json /app/cad-default.json
 COPY ./data/config-default.json /app/config-default.json
 ADD https://raw.githubusercontent.com/SAP/cloud-active-defense/main/LICENSE /