diff --git a/debian/scripts/init.sh b/debian/scripts/init.sh
index 3700b70..a6492ed 100755
--- a/debian/scripts/init.sh
+++ b/debian/scripts/init.sh
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ if [ "$*" = 'frankenphp php-cli artisan octane:frankenphp' ] || [ "${1#-}" != "$
 
         # Check for required folders and create if needed, relevant for bind mounts
         # It is not possible to chown, as we are not executing this script as root
+        [ -d /var/www/html/storage/app/public ] || mkdir -p /var/www/html/storage/app/public
         [ -d /app/storage/framework/sessions ] || mkdir -p /app/storage/framework/sessions
         [ -d /app/storage/framework/views ] || mkdir -p /app/storage/framework/views
         [ -d /app/storage/framework/cache ] || mkdir -p /app/storage/framework/cache