diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 9c72b6eefcdd060f47226e0d231ea6f629a7ec27..c0a41452cdaf8719d4860f238f25b2f9a632c785 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ CMD java -jar jams-launcher.jar & npm start --prefix ../jams-react-client
 FROM build as prod
 WORKDIR /app/jams-react-client
 RUN npm run build
-RUN mv build/* ../jams-server/src/main/resources/webapp
+RUN mkdir -p ../jams-server/src/main/resources/webapp \
+    && mv build/* ../jams-server/src/main/resources/webapp
 WORKDIR /app
 RUN mvn package
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a2fe2f49d03b930c641c66ae2e5b8de98825b276..b5abd33e9d9b542551715466f11a87d21d38a8b9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ The following commands will generate the userguide and the jars needed:
 ```
 docker build -f Dockerfile -t jams:latest --target prod . \
     && CONTAINER=$(docker create jams:latest) \
-    && docker cp $CONTAINER:/app/jams jams \
+    && docker cp $CONTAINER:/app/jams/. jams \
     && docker rm -v $CONTAINER \
     && cd jams \
     && java -jar jams-launcher.jar