diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 63d56b4..c8c5fd9 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ LABEL description="OpenLDAP" \
       maintainer="Eric Rakestraw <eric@maximumdirect.net>" \
       version="Ubuntu 24.04"
 
+# Create the necesary directories for slapd
+RUN mkdir -pf /var/run/slapd
+
 # Install the necessary packages for LDAP Proxy server
 ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
 RUN apt-get -q update