diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 01e7cef..3c962e8 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@ RUN apt-get update && \
     ln -sf /dev/stderr /var/log/nginx/error.log && \ 
     useradd -r -d /var/cache/nginx/ -s /sbin/nologin -U nginx && \
     ln -sf /usr/lib64/nginx/modules /etc/nginx/modules && \
-    chown -R nginx:users /etc/nginx
+    chown -R nginx:users /etc/nginx && \
+    mkdir /var/run/nginx
 
 USER nginx:users