diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 8b66ee4e..29a69dad 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -62,9 +62,10 @@ RUN mkdir -p /var/lib/nginx/tmp/client_body \
     /var/lib/nginx/tmp/uwsgi \
     /var/lib/nginx/tmp/scgi
 
-# Set permissions
-RUN chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/storage /var/www/html/bootstrap/cache /var/lib/nginx/tmp
-RUN chmod -R 775 /var/www/html/storage /var/www/html/bootstrap/cache /var/lib/nginx/tmp
+# Set permissions - fix parent directory first, then subdirectories
+RUN chmod 755 /var/lib/nginx && \
+    chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/storage /var/www/html/bootstrap/cache /var/lib/nginx/tmp && \
+    chmod -R 775 /var/www/html/storage /var/www/html/bootstrap/cache /var/lib/nginx/tmp
 
 # Copy nginx configuration
 COPY docker/nginx.conf /etc/nginx/nginx.conf