diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 9f027f0c4d2..f9dce1a5cef 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ COPY --chown=node package.json $APP_SOURCE_DIR/
 # by root by default, we have to initially create node_modules here with correct owner.
 # Without this NPM cannot write packages into node_modules later, when running in a container.
 RUN mkdir "$APP_SOURCE_DIR/node_modules" && chown node "$APP_SOURCE_DIR/node_modules"
+RUN mkdir -p "$APP_SOURCE_DIR/.meteor/local" && chown node "$APP_SOURCE_DIR/.meteor/local"
 
 RUN meteor npm install
 
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index a0a67ad8c9b..96332876a7a 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ services:
       - "9229:9229"
     volumes:
       - .:/opt/reaction/src:cached
-      - ./.meteor/local:/opt/reaction/src/.meteor/local:delegated
+      - reaction_meteor_local:/opt/reaction/src/.meteor/local
       - reaction_node_modules:/opt/reaction/src/node_modules # do not link node_modules in, and persist it between dc up runs
 
   mongo:
@@ -52,3 +52,4 @@ services:
 volumes:
   mongo-db:
   reaction_node_modules:
+  reaction_meteor_local: