diff --git a/.env.dev b/.env.dev
index 72a9eeb..d3a9c25 100644
--- a/.env.dev
+++ b/.env.dev
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 POSIX_PORT=
 PROXY_PORT=
 ACCESS_KEY_ID=
-SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=
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+SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=
+IAM_DIR=
+SETUP_DIR=
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diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 2cf439a..c14a6e1 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -12,7 +12,12 @@ RUN go build -o versitygw
 
 FROM alpine:latest
 
-RUN mkdir /tmp/vgw
+# These arguments can be overriden when building the image
+ARG IAM_DIR=/tmp/vgw
+ARG SETUP_DIR=/tmp/vgw
+
+RUN mkdir -p $IAM_DIR
+RUN mkdir -p $SETUP_DIR
 
 COPY --from=0 /app/cmd/versitygw/versitygw /app/versitygw
 
diff --git a/Dockerfile.dev b/Dockerfile.dev
index f335d20..087ef57 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.dev
+++ b/Dockerfile.dev
@@ -7,7 +7,11 @@ RUN go mod download
 
 COPY ./ ./
 
-RUN mkdir /tmp/vgw
+ARG IAM_DIR=/tmp/vgw
+ARG SETUP_DIR=/tmp/vgw
+
+RUN mkdir -p $IAM_DIR
+RUN mkdir -p $SETUP_DIR
 
 RUN go get github.com/githubnemo/CompileDaemon
 RUN go install github.com/githubnemo/CompileDaemon
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diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 481771c..7a4edd3 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -4,11 +4,14 @@ services:
     build: 
       context: .
       dockerfile: ./Dockerfile.dev
+      args:
+        - IAM_DIR=${IAM_DIR}
+        - SETUP_DIR=${SETUP_DIR}
     volumes:
       - ./:/app
     ports:
       - "${POSIX_PORT}:${POSIX_PORT}"
-    command: ["sh", "-c", CompileDaemon -build="go build -C ./cmd/versitygw -o versitygw" -command="./cmd/versitygw/versitygw -p :$POSIX_PORT -a $ACCESS_KEY_ID -s $SECRET_ACCESS_KEY --iam-dir /tmp/vgw posix /tmp/vgw"]
+    command: ["sh", "-c", CompileDaemon -build="go build -C ./cmd/versitygw -o versitygw" -command="./cmd/versitygw/versitygw -p :$POSIX_PORT -a $ACCESS_KEY_ID -s $SECRET_ACCESS_KEY --iam-dir $IAM_DIR posix $SETUP_DIR"]
   proxy:
     build: 
       context: .