diff --git a/scripts/build-docker-images b/scripts/build-docker-images
index 57501dc3e..14742079e 100755
--- a/scripts/build-docker-images
+++ b/scripts/build-docker-images
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ cleanup(){
 }
 
 # Copy data files to Docker context.
-cp -r data/genesis ${WORKDIR}/genesis
+mkdir -p ${WORKDIR}/data
+cp -rv data/genesis ${WORKDIR}/data/
 
 for ARCH in "amd64" "arm64"; do
   case "$ARCH" in
diff --git a/scripts/build-docker-images-native b/scripts/build-docker-images-native
index 039e2bb96..3749b12be 100755
--- a/scripts/build-docker-images-native
+++ b/scripts/build-docker-images-native
@@ -83,7 +83,8 @@ cleanup(){
 }
 
 # Copy data files to Docker context.
-cp -r data/genesis ${WORKDIR}/genesis
+mkdir -p ${WORKDIR}/data
+cp -rv data/genesis ${WORKDIR}/data/
 
 mkdir -p "${WORKDIR}/target/$ARCH/release"
 for binary in "orchestrator" "cdn-broker" "cdn-marshal" "cdn-whitelist" "sequencer" "commitment-task" "submit-transactions" "reset-storage" "state-relay-server" "state-prover" "deploy" "keygen" "permissionless-builder" "nasty-client" "pub-key" "espresso-bridge"; do