diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 1d54b570..ae5d16fc 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -75,7 +75,8 @@ COPY --from=cleanup /opt/grouper/ /opt/grouper/
 RUN groupadd -r tomcat \
     && useradd -r -m -s /sbin/nologin -g tomcat tomcat \
     && chown -R tomcat:tomcat /opt/tomee  \
-    && ln -s $JAVA_HOME/bin/java /etc/alternatives/java
+    && ln -s $JAVA_HOME/bin/java /etc/alternatives/java &&
+    mkdir -p /opt/tomee/conf/Catalina/localhost/
 
 COPY container_files/tier-support/ /opt/tier-support/
 COPY container_files/usr-local-bin/ /usr/local/bin/