diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 9551b38..c0ce137 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ RUN mkdir -p /run
 WORKDIR /run
 COPY . .
 COPY config.json.template /config/config.json
+RUN mkdir -p /state
 COPY --from=deps /root/venv /root/venv
 
 # prepare runtime environment
diff --git a/config.json.template b/config.json.template
index cf7e5ed..e9a805e 100644
--- a/config.json.template
+++ b/config.json.template
@@ -7,5 +7,5 @@
     "syslog_address": "",
     "teams_webhook": "",
     "test_webhooks": false,
-    "verbosity": 2,
+    "verbosity": 2
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docker-compose.yaml b/docker-compose.yaml
index 4995dd7..70e1822 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yaml
+++ b/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ services:
     container_name: respotter
     image: ghcr.io/lawndoc/respotter:latest
     network_mode: host
+    security_opt:
+      - label:disable
     restart: always
     volumes:
       - ./config:/config