diff --git a/docker/imap/init.sh b/docker/imap/init.sh
index 9c43157d..2245ca0f 100755
--- a/docker/imap/init.sh
+++ b/docker/imap/init.sh
@@ -1,34 +1,35 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 
 sed -i -r \
     -e "s|IMAP_ADMIN_LOGIN|$IMAP_ADMIN_LOGIN|g" \
     -e "s|IMAP_ADMIN_PASSWORD|$IMAP_ADMIN_PASSWORD|g" \
     /etc/imapd.conf
 
 sed -i -r \
     -e "s|APP_SERVICES_DOMAIN|$APP_SERVICES_DOMAIN|g" \
     -e "s|SERVICES_PORT|$SERVICES_PORT|g" \
     /etc/saslauthd.conf
 
 mkdir -p /var/lib/imap/socket
+mkdir -p /var/lib/imap/db
 
 cat ${SSL_CERTIFICATE} ${SSL_CERTIFICATE_FULLCHAIN} ${SSL_CERTIFICATE_KEY} > /etc/pki/cyrus-imapd/cyrus-imapd.bundle.pem
 chown 1001:0 /etc/pki/cyrus-imapd/cyrus-imapd.bundle.pem
 
 /usr/sbin/saslauthd -m /run/saslauthd -a httpform -d &
 # Can't run as user because of /dev/ permissions so far.
 # Cyrus imap only logs to /dev/log, no way around it it seems.
 # sudo rsyslogd
 
 
 # Cyrus needs an entry in /etc/passwd. THe alternative would be perhaps the nss_wrapper
 # https://docs.openshift.com/container-platform/3.11/creating_images/guidelines.html#openshift-specific-guidelines
 # FIXME: This probably currently just works because we make /etc/ writable, which I suppose we shouldn't.
 ID=$(id -u)
 GID=$(id -g)
 echo "$ID:x:$ID:$GID::/opt/app-root/:/bin/bash" > /etc/passwd
 
 exec env CYRUS_VERBOSE=1 CYRUS_USER="$ID" /usr/libexec/master -D -p /var/run/master.pid -M /etc/cyrus.conf -C /etc/imapd.conf