diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 3f069be..869a953 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -18,5 +18,12 @@ RUN npm i -g npm@>=7
 # Install dependencies
 RUN npm i
 
+# Ensure these directories & files exist for compose volumes
+RUN mkdir -p /opt/ass/uploads/thumbnails/
+RUN mkdir -p /opt/ass/share/
+RUN touch /opt/ass/config.json
+RUN touch /opt/ass/auth.json
+RUN touch /opt/ass/data.json
+
 # Start ass
 CMD npm start
diff --git a/compose.yaml b/compose.yaml
index 6ddb05e..1297f46 100644
--- a/compose.yaml
+++ b/compose.yaml
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ services:
       - ./auth.json:/opt/ass/auth.json
       - ./data.json:/opt/ass/data.json
       - ./share:/opt/ass/share
-      - weird:/opt/ass/weird
     tmpfs: /tmp # temp files such as uploads are stored here
     working_dir: /opt/ass # this is where the ass files are located within the container
     tty: true
@@ -26,12 +25,4 @@ services:
       - NODE_ENV=production # for production
       - ASS_ENV=docker # docker, local, production (not widely used yet)
       - LOG_LEVEL=debug # debug, info, warn, error
-      - FORCE_COLOR=3 # force colour output
-
-volumes:
-  weird:
-    driver: local
-    driver_opts:
-       o: bind
-       type: none
-       device: ./weirdness
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+      - FORCE_COLOR=3 # force colour output
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