diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 8ead225..83f15df 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ RUN apt-get install -y librsvg2-bin
 
 # enable postfix to be able to send mails
 CMD ["/opt/docker/bin/usr-bin/docker-service-enable", "postfix"]
+CMD ["mkfifo", "/var/spool/postfix/public/pickup"]
+RUN service postfix restart
 
 #restart apache
 RUN service apache2 restart