diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
index 6f5e52b..2bfb427 100755
--- a/.dockerignore
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -6,6 +6,5 @@ README.md
 setup.sh
 show_login.sh
 groups.sh
-jupyterhub_config.py
 LICENSE
 CONTRIBUTING.md
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 2a6929c..868c1d2 100755
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ services:
       - "/var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock:rw"
       # Bind Docker volume on host for JupyterHub database and cookie secrets
       - "data:/data"
-      - "./jupyterhub_config.py:/srv/jupyterhub/jupyterhub_config.py"
-      - "./userlist:/srv/jupyterhub/userlist"
+      - ./jupyterhub_config.py:/srv/jupyterhub/jupyterhub_config.py
+      - ./userlist:/srv/jupyterhub/userlist
       # - "/tmp/.X11-unix:/tmp/.X11-unix"
     ports:
       - "${PORT_NUM}:8000"
diff --git a/makefile b/makefile
index a5559a7..8cc72af 100755
--- a/makefile
+++ b/makefile
@@ -13,10 +13,12 @@ volumes:
 	@docker volume inspect $(HUB_NAME)-db-data >/dev/null 2>&1 || docker volume create --name $(HUB_NAME)-db-data
 
 secrets/postgres.env:
+	@mkdir -p secrets/
 	@echo "Generating postgres password in $@"
 	@echo "POSTGRES_PASSWORD=$(shell openssl rand -hex 32)" > $@
 
 secrets/oauth.env:
+	@mkdir -p secrets/
 	@echo "Generating hash key in $@"
 	@echo "HASH_SECRET_KEY=$(shell openssl rand -hex 32)" > $@