diff --git a/.devcontainer/Dockerfile b/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
index 0e909666aad..cbac5071bd3 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
+++ b/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
@@ -38,3 +38,6 @@ RUN apt-get update \
     libwebp-dev \
     libsasl2-dev libldap2-dev libssl-dev \
     gnupg gnupg2 gnupg1
+
+# create directory used for Docker Secrets
+RUN mkdir -p /run/secrets
diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile b/docker/Dockerfile
index b2240d4733b..80390dc209d 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile
@@ -92,6 +92,9 @@ RUN apt-get update \
     libldap-2.5 \
     && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
+# create directory used for Docker Secrets
+RUN mkdir -p /run/secrets
+
 # copying poetry and venv into image
 COPY --from=builder-base $POETRY_HOME $POETRY_HOME
 COPY --from=builder-base $PYSETUP_PATH $PYSETUP_PATH