diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile b/docker/Dockerfile
index 8be9c43122..4942fca1c4 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ ENV PUDL_INPUT=${CONTAINER_PUDL_WORKSPACE}/input
 ENV PUDL_OUTPUT=${CONTAINER_PUDL_WORKSPACE}/output
 ENV DAGSTER_HOME=${CONTAINER_PUDL_WORKSPACE}/dagster_home
 
+# Create data input/output directories
+RUN mkdir -p ${PUDL_INPUT} ${PUDL_OUTPUT} ${DAGSTER_HOME}
+
 # Create a conda environment based on the specification in the repo
 COPY environments/conda-lock.yml environments/conda-lock.yml
 RUN micromamba create --prefix ${CONDA_PREFIX} --yes --category main dev docs test datasette --file environments/conda-lock.yml && \