diff --git a/scripts/docker_run.sh b/scripts/docker_run.sh
index 0bac44b..53a9071 100644
--- a/scripts/docker_run.sh
+++ b/scripts/docker_run.sh
@@ -6,5 +6,7 @@ echo "*** Start Substrate node template ***"
 
 cd $(dirname ${BASH_SOURCE[0]})/..
 
+mkdir -p ./.local
+
 docker-compose down --remove-orphans
 docker-compose run --rm --service-ports dev $@