diff --git a/pixelfed/Dockerfile b/pixelfed/Dockerfile
index 7d0aeab..203c445 100644
--- a/pixelfed/Dockerfile
+++ b/pixelfed/Dockerfile
@@ -100,12 +100,6 @@ RUN apt-get update; \
         apt-get install -y pngquant jpegoptim optipng tini unzip; \
         rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
-COPY pixelfed /usr/local/bin/pixelfed
-COPY pixelfed-run /usr/local/bin/pixelfed-run
-COPY pixelfed-startup /usr/local/bin/pixelfed-startup
-COPY pixelfed-migrate /usr/local/bin/pixelfed-migrate
-COPY pixelfed-garbage /usr/local/bin/pixelfed-garbage
-
 USER www-data
 
 WORKDIR /var/www/pixelfed
@@ -117,8 +111,17 @@ RUN composer install \
         --no-scripts \
         --no-progress
 
+RUN cp -r storage storage-default
+
 USER root
 
+COPY pixelfed /usr/local/bin/pixelfed
+COPY pixelfed-run /usr/local/bin/pixelfed-run
+COPY pixelfed-horizon /usr/local/bin/pixelfed-horizon
+COPY pixelfed-startup /usr/local/bin/pixelfed-startup
+COPY pixelfed-migrate /usr/local/bin/pixelfed-migrate
+COPY pixelfed-garbage /usr/local/bin/pixelfed-garbage
+
 VOLUME /var/www/pixelfed/storage
 
 ENTRYPOINT ["/usr/bin/tini", "--"]
diff --git a/pixelfed/pixelfed-horizon b/pixelfed/pixelfed-horizon
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..71fcc12
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pixelfed/pixelfed-horizon
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+pixelfed 'php artisan config:cache'
+pixelfed 'php artisan horizon'
diff --git a/pixelfed/pixelfed-startup b/pixelfed/pixelfed-startup
index cbc437d..45fe829 100755
--- a/pixelfed/pixelfed-startup
+++ b/pixelfed/pixelfed-startup
@@ -2,12 +2,13 @@
 
 set -xe
 
+pixelfed 'rsync -rog storage-default/* storage/'
+pixelfed 'php artisan config:cache'
 pixelfed 'php artisan horizon:install'
 pixelfed 'php artisan horizon:assets'
 pixelfed 'php artisan route:cache'
 pixelfed 'php artisan view:cache'
 pixelfed 'php artisan media:optimize'
-pixelfed 'php artisan config:cache'
 pixelfed 'php artisan optimize'
 
 exec "$@"