diff --git a/docker/entrypoint.sh b/docker/entrypoint.sh
index 660e51766..7a2b60623 100755
--- a/docker/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/docker/entrypoint.sh
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ case "$1" in
   	;;
 
   'filer')
+  	exec mkdir /data/filerdb
   	ARGS="-ip `hostname -i` "
   	if [ -n "$MASTER_PORT_9333_TCP_ADDR" ] ; then
 		ARGS="$ARGS -master=$MASTER_PORT_9333_TCP_ADDR:$MASTER_PORT_9333_TCP_PORT"
diff --git a/docker/filer.toml b/docker/filer.toml
index 566a447c5..5bf809cd8 100644
--- a/docker/filer.toml
+++ b/docker/filer.toml
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 [leveldb]
 enabled = true
-dir = "/data"
+dir = "/data/filerdb"