diff --git a/Dockerfile.external b/Dockerfile.external
index 4575e704..545a11c7 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.external
+++ b/Dockerfile.external
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ ARG GID=65534
 RUN adduser --system --gid ${GID} --uid ${UID} --home /home/worker worker
 WORKDIR /home/worker/app
 
-RUN mkdir local_data; chown worker local_data
-RUN mkdir models; chown worker models
+RUN mkdir local_data && chown worker local_data
+RUN mkdir models && chown worker models
 COPY --chown=worker --from=dependencies /home/worker/app/.venv/ .venv
 COPY --chown=worker private_gpt/ private_gpt
 COPY --chown=worker fern/ fern
diff --git a/Dockerfile.local b/Dockerfile.local
index a9be6a7e..949c662c 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.local
+++ b/Dockerfile.local
@@ -57,8 +57,8 @@ ARG GID=65534
 RUN adduser --system --gid ${GID} --uid ${UID} --home /home/worker worker
 WORKDIR /home/worker/app
 
-RUN mkdir local_data; chown worker local_data
-RUN mkdir models; chown worker models
+RUN mkdir local_data && chown worker local_data
+RUN mkdir models && chown worker models
 COPY --chown=worker --from=dependencies /home/worker/app/.venv/ .venv
 COPY --chown=worker private_gpt/ private_gpt
 COPY --chown=worker fern/ fern