diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index e7e85c5..5beb044 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@ name = "vr-event-tracker"
 version = "0.1.0"
 edition = "2021"
 
-# See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
-
 [dependencies]
 axum = "0.6.20"
 prometheus = { version = "0.13.3", default-features = false }
@@ -13,3 +11,6 @@ serde = { version = "1.0.189", features = [ "derive" ] }
 toml = "0.8.2"
 reqwest = { version = "0.11.22", features = [ "json" ] }
 url = "2.4.1"
+
+[profile.release]
+strip = true
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index 15b4eda..aba954f 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -87,8 +87,13 @@
 
       dockerImage = pkgs.dockerTools.buildImage {
         name = "vrchat-prometheus-exporter";
+        runAsRoot = ''
+          #!${pkgs.runtimeShell}
+          mkdir -p /data
+        '';
         config = {
           Cmd = [ "${my-crate}/bin/vr-event-tracker" ];
+          WorkingDir = "/data";
           ExposedPorts = {
             "6534/tcp" = {};
           };