diff --git a/apps/nextgen/Dockerfile b/apps/nextgen/Dockerfile
index 6d020b3..df91395 100644
--- a/apps/nextgen/Dockerfile
+++ b/apps/nextgen/Dockerfile
@@ -28,4 +28,4 @@ EXPOSE 3001
 ENV PORT=3001
 ENV NODE_ENV=production
 
-CMD ["node", "src/index.js"]
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+CMD ["sh", "-c", "mkdir -p ../data && ([ -f ../data/school.db ] || node src/database/init.js) && node src/index.js"]
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