diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index d432ebb..a880fca 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ ENV OPENID_ENABLED=FALSE
 RUN apt update && apt install -y ca-certificates gcc python3-dev
 
 WORKDIR /app
+COPY --chmod=755 mediamanager-backend-startup.sh .
 COPY media_manager ./media_manager
 COPY alembic ./alembic
 COPY alembic.ini .
@@ -19,4 +20,4 @@ COPY pyproject.toml .
 COPY uv.lock .
 RUN uv sync --locked
 EXPOSE 8000
-CMD uv run alembic upgrade head && uv run fastapi run /app/media_manager/main.py
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+CMD ["/app/mediamanager-backend-startup.sh"]
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diff --git a/mediamanager-backend-startup.sh b/mediamanager-backend-startup.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2b8c59d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mediamanager-backend-startup.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# This script is used to start the MediaManager backend service.
+uv run alembic upgrade head
+uv run fastapi run /app/media_manager/main.py
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