diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index cf0dd08..bffe9bd 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ RUN mv /etc/apache2/conf.d/proxy.conf /etc/apache2/conf.d/proxy.conf.disabled
 RUN ln -s /dev/stderr /var/log/apache2/error.log
 RUN ln -s /dev/stdout /var/log/apache2/access.log
 
+RUN mkdir -p /var/www/empty
+
 # allow configurations to mark requests as "don't log"
 RUN perl -i -pe 's{^(\s+CustomLog logs/access.log combined)$}{$1 env=!dontlog};' /etc/apache2/httpd.conf
 RUN echo "IncludeOptional /web/config/*.conf" >> /etc/apache2/httpd.conf