diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
index 95312fa..44ca821 100755
--- a/.dockerignore
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ yarn-error.log*
 /storage/framework/cache/*
 /storage/framework/sessions/*
 /storage/framework/views/*
-/storage/app/*
 /bootstrap/cache/*
 
 # IDE and editor files
@@ -54,9 +53,7 @@ phpunit.xml
 .phpunit.result.cache
 
 # Build tools
-webpack.mix.js
 yarn.lock
-mix-manifest.json
 
 # Temporary files
 *.tmp
@@ -65,4 +62,10 @@ mix-manifest.json
 # Keep vendor assets in public folder
 !public/js/vendor/
 !public/css/vendor/
-!public/js/locales/ 
\ No newline at end of file
+!public/js/locales/
+
+# Keep built assets
+!public/js/app.js
+!public/js/vendor.js
+!public/css/app.css
+!public/mix-manifest.json 
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 85342e2..55a0eb9 100755
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -64,12 +64,13 @@ RUN composer run-script post-autoload-dump && \
 # Set proper permissions (for production only do this once)
 RUN mkdir -p storage/logs \
     && mkdir -p storage/framework/{cache,sessions,views} \
-    && mkdir -p storage/app \
+    && mkdir -p storage/app/public \
     && mkdir -p bootstrap/cache \
     && chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html \
     && chmod -R 775 storage \
     && chmod -R 775 bootstrap/cache \
-    && chmod -R 755 public
+    && chmod -R 755 public \
+    && chmod -R 777 storage/app/public
 
 # Nginx config
 COPY ./docker/nginx.conf /etc/nginx/sites-available/default