diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 34a6cc6..c1ce59e 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -20,8 +20,11 @@ COPY --from=pybuilder /code /dist
 # copy the frontend static files from the builder
 COPY --from=builder ./dist /dist/
 WORKDIR /dist
+# create dir for save
+RUN mkdir save
 EXPOSE 5001
 
 ENV PATH=/root/.local/bin:${PATH}
+VOLUME /dist/save
 
 ENTRYPOINT ["python", "/dist/server.py"]
diff --git a/backend/server.py b/backend/server.py
index 2c5a2b6..d726ab2 100644
--- a/backend/server.py
+++ b/backend/server.py
@@ -813,13 +813,13 @@ def save_games():
     while True:
         sio.sleep(2)
         if not save_lock:
-            with open('games.pickle', 'wb') as f:
+            with open('./save/games.pickle', 'wb') as f:
                 pickle.dump([g for g in games if g.started and not g.is_replay and not g.is_hidden], f)
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
-    if os.path.exists('games.pickle'):
+    if os.path.exists('./save/games.pickle'):
         try:
-            with open('games.pickle', 'rb') as file:
+            with open('./save/games.pickle', 'rb') as file:
                 games = pickle.load(file)
                 for g in games:
                     for p in g.players: