diff --git a/clusters/k3s/portal/deployment.yml b/clusters/k3s/portal/deployment.yml
index 3b64fbe..84a6392 100644
--- a/clusters/k3s/portal/deployment.yml
+++ b/clusters/k3s/portal/deployment.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,13 @@ spec:
         - name: portal-pv
           persistentVolumeClaim:
             claimName: portal-pv-claim
+      initContainers:
+        - name: init-portal
+          image: busybox:1.28
+          command: ['sh', '-c', "mkdir -p /var/www/html/storage/app/public && mkdir -p /var/www/html/storage/framework/cache && mkdir -p /var/www/html/storage/framework/sessions && mkdir -p /var/www/html/storage/framework/testing && mkdir -p /var/www/html/storage/framework/views && chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/storage"]
+          volumeMounts:
+            - mountPath: "/var/www/html/storage"
+              name: portal-pv
       containers:
         - name: redis
           image: redis:5.0.4-alpine