diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index a6264c63..c0c42ec8 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ RUN echo "0 */6 * * * clamav /usr/bin/freshclam --quiet" > /etc/cron.d/clamav-fr
 # Configures Dovecot
 COPY target/dovecot/auth-passwdfile.inc target/dovecot/??-*.conf /etc/dovecot/conf.d/
 COPY target/dovecot/scripts/quota-warning.sh /usr/local/bin/quota-warning.sh
-COPY target/dovecot/sieve/* /usr/lib/dovecot/sieve-global/
+COPY target/dovecot/sieve/ /etc/dovecot/sieve/
 WORKDIR /usr/share/dovecot
 # hadolint ignore=SC2016,SC2086
 RUN sed -i -e 's/include_try \/usr\/share\/dovecot\/protocols\.d/include_try \/etc\/dovecot\/protocols\.d/g' /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf && \
diff --git a/target/dovecot/90-sieve.conf b/target/dovecot/90-sieve.conf
index 1c4db02d..78fbe47b 100644
--- a/target/dovecot/90-sieve.conf
+++ b/target/dovecot/90-sieve.conf
@@ -31,14 +31,14 @@ plugin {
   # executed. The order of execution within a directory is determined by the
   # file names, using a normal 8bit per-character comparison. Multiple script
   # file or directory paths can be specified by appending an increasing number.
-  #sieve_before = /usr/lib/dovecot/sieve-global/before.dovecot.sieve
-  #sieve_before2 = /usr/lib/dovecot/sieve-global/before.spam.sieve
+  sieve_before = /usr/lib/dovecot/sieve-global/before/
+  #sieve_before2 =
   #sieve_before3 = (etc...)
 
   # Identical to sieve_before, only the specified scripts are executed after the
   # user's script (only when keep is still in effect!). Multiple script file or
   # directory paths can be specified by appending an increasing number.
-  #sieve_after = /usr/lib/dovecot/sieve-global/after.dovecot.sieve
+  sieve_after = /usr/lib/dovecot/sieve-global/after/
   #sieve_after2 =
   #sieve_after2 = (etc...)
 
diff --git a/target/dovecot/sieve/before.spam.sieve b/target/dovecot/sieve/before/spam.sieve
similarity index 100%
rename from target/dovecot/sieve/before.spam.sieve
rename to target/dovecot/sieve/before/spam.sieve
diff --git a/target/start-mailserver.sh b/target/start-mailserver.sh
index d688b51d..574860e4 100644
--- a/target/start-mailserver.sh
+++ b/target/start-mailserver.sh
@@ -614,29 +614,32 @@ function _setup_dovecot() {
 	rm -f /usr/lib/dovecot/sieve-pipe/*
 	[ -d /tmp/docker-mailserver/sieve-filter ] && cp /tmp/docker-mailserver/sieve-filter/* /usr/lib/dovecot/sieve-filter/
 	[ -d /tmp/docker-mailserver/sieve-pipe ] && cp /tmp/docker-mailserver/sieve-pipe/* /usr/lib/dovecot/sieve-pipe/
+
+  # create global sieve directories
+	mkdir -p /usr/lib/dovecot/sieve-global/before
+	mkdir -p /usr/lib/dovecot/sieve-global/after
+
 	if [ -f /tmp/docker-mailserver/before.dovecot.sieve ]; then
-		sed -i "s/#sieve_before =/sieve_before =/" /etc/dovecot/conf.d/90-sieve.conf
-		cp /tmp/docker-mailserver/before.dovecot.sieve /usr/lib/dovecot/sieve-global/
-		sievec /usr/lib/dovecot/sieve-global/before.dovecot.sieve
+		cp /tmp/docker-mailserver/before.dovecot.sieve /usr/lib/dovecot/sieve-global/before/
+		sievec /usr/lib/dovecot/sieve-global/before/before.dovecot.sieve
 	else
-		sed -i "s/  sieve_before =/  #sieve_before =/" /etc/dovecot/conf.d/90-sieve.conf
+	  rm -f /usr/lib/dovecot/sieve-global/before/before.dovecot.sieve /usr/lib/dovecot/sieve-global/before/before.dovecot.svbin
 	fi
 
 	if [ -f /tmp/docker-mailserver/after.dovecot.sieve ]; then
-		sed -i "s/#sieve_after =/sieve_after =/" /etc/dovecot/conf.d/90-sieve.conf
-		cp /tmp/docker-mailserver/after.dovecot.sieve /usr/lib/dovecot/sieve-global/
-		sievec /usr/lib/dovecot/sieve-global/after.dovecot.sieve
+		cp /tmp/docker-mailserver/after.dovecot.sieve /usr/lib/dovecot/sieve-global/after/
+		sievec /usr/lib/dovecot/sieve-global/after/after.dovecot.sieve
 	else
-		sed -i "s/  sieve_after =/  #sieve_after =/" /etc/dovecot/conf.d/90-sieve.conf
+	  rm -f /usr/lib/dovecot/sieve-global/after/after.dovecot.sieve /usr/lib/dovecot/sieve-global/after/after.dovecot.svbin
 	fi
 
   # sieve will move spams to .Junk folder when SPAMASSASSIN_SPAM_TO_INBOX=1 and MOVE_SPAM_TO_JUNK=1
 	if [ "$SPAMASSASSIN_SPAM_TO_INBOX" = 1 ] && [ "$MOVE_SPAM_TO_JUNK" = 1 ]; then
 	  notify 'inf' "Spam messages will be moved to the Junk folder."
-	  sed -i "s/#sieve_before2 =/sieve_before2 =/" /etc/dovecot/conf.d/90-sieve.conf
-	  sievec /usr/lib/dovecot/sieve-global/before.spam.sieve
+	  cp /etc/dovecot/sieve/before/spam.sieve /usr/lib/dovecot/sieve-global/before/
+	  sievec /usr/lib/dovecot/sieve-global/before/spam.sieve
 	else
-	  sed -i "s/  sieve_before2 =/  #sieve_before2 =/" /etc/dovecot/conf.d/90-sieve.conf
+	  rm -f /usr/lib/dovecot/sieve-global/before/spam.sieve /usr/lib/dovecot/sieve-global/before/spam.svbin
 	fi
 
 	chown docker:docker -R /usr/lib/dovecot/sieve*