diff --git a/docker-compose.yaml b/docker-compose.yaml
index 3e4f3727..65a65470 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yaml
+++ b/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -17,7 +17,9 @@ services:
       - APNS_TEAM_ID=${APNS_TEAM_ID}
       - APNS_P8_FILE_PATH=${APNS_P8_FILE_PATH}
     volumes:
+      - backend-storage:/Storage
       - ./apns_auth_key.p8:${APNS_P8_FILE_PATH}
+    user: 1000:3000
     depends_on:
       db:
         condition: service_healthy
@@ -41,4 +43,6 @@ services:
 
 volumes:
   campus-db-data:
+    driver: local
+  backend-storage:
     driver: local
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diff --git a/server/Dockerfile b/server/Dockerfile
index dad8bf1f..3e3c13ed 100644
--- a/server/Dockerfile
+++ b/server/Dockerfile
@@ -29,6 +29,11 @@ COPY --from=builder /backend /backend
 COPY --from=builder /etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt /etc/ssl/certs/
 COPY --from=builder /etc/passwd /etc/passwd
 
+# make sure that /Storage is mounted with the correct access permissions even in docker-compose
+RUN mkdir /Storage
+RUN chown appuser /Storage
+VOLUME /Storage
+
 # Use an unprivileged user
 USER appuser