diff --git a/docker/backend/Dockerfile b/docker/backend/Dockerfile
index b0f18ec7e..1c85ca406 100644
--- a/docker/backend/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/backend/Dockerfile
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ RUN apt-get -y install llvm
 ENV LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 
 ARG PROJECT_DIR=/fradrive
+RUN mkdir -p ${PROJECT_DIR}
 RUN cp -r /tmp/${PROJECT_DIR} ${PROJECT_DIR}
 WORKDIR ${PROJECT_DIR}
 ENV HOME=${PROJECT_DIR}