diff --git a/backend/Dockerfile b/backend/Dockerfile
index f009e24..c32d9ae 100644
--- a/backend/Dockerfile
+++ b/backend/Dockerfile
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ FROM python:3.12-slim-bullseye
 
 # Set the working directory in the container
 WORKDIR /app
+RUN mkdir -p /app/backend/ssl
 
 # Install system dependencies
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
@@ -36,8 +37,6 @@ RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
 # Copy the rest of the application code
 COPY . /app
 
-RUN mkdir -p /app/backend/ssl
-
 # Expose the application port
 EXPOSE 8000