diff --git a/compose/production/django/Dockerfile b/compose/production/django/Dockerfile
index 5f6a5c618..ce791788e 100644
--- a/compose/production/django/Dockerfile
+++ b/compose/production/django/Dockerfile
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ RUN chmod +x /seed_data
 
 RUN mkdir -p /app/staticfiles
 
+RUN mkdir -p /app/ghostwriter/media
+
 RUN chown -R django /app
 
 USER django