diff --git a/docker-socket-proxy/Dockerfile b/docker-socket-proxy/Dockerfile
index b9f9766..c28bbca 100755
--- a/docker-socket-proxy/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker-socket-proxy/Dockerfile
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ RUN set -eux; \
 	wget -O haproxy.tar.gz "$HAPROXY_URL"; \
 	echo "$HAPROXY_SHA256 *haproxy.tar.gz" | sha256sum -c; \
 	mkdir -p /usr/src/haproxy; \
+	mkdir -p /var/lib/haproxy; \
 	tar -xzf haproxy.tar.gz -C /usr/src/haproxy --strip-components=1; \
 	rm haproxy.tar.gz; \
 	\