diff --git a/graphite/Dockerfile b/graphite/Dockerfile
index 4f8875a..ee53da6 100644
--- a/graphite/Dockerfile
+++ b/graphite/Dockerfile
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ RUN set -xe \
     && echo "SECRET_KEY = '$(head -c 16 /dev/urandom | base64)'" > graphite/local_settings.py \
     && curl -sSL https://github.com/graphite-project/graphite-web/raw/master/webapp/manage.py > manage.py \
     && chmod +x manage.py \
-    && ./manage.py migrate --run-syncdb --noinput \
+    && ./manage.py collectstatic --noinput --settings=graphite.settings \
+    && ./manage.py migrate --noinput --run-syncdb \
     && apk del build-base \
                curl \
                git \
diff --git a/graphite/README.md b/graphite/README.md
index 2d8f872..2cd8191 100644
--- a/graphite/README.md
+++ b/graphite/README.md
@@ -35,9 +35,10 @@ $ mkdir -p data/storage/log/webapp
 $ docker-compose up -d
 $ docker-compose exec graphite sh
 >>> vi conf/storage-schemas.conf
->>> python webapp/manage.py migrate --run-syncdb --noinput
+>>> python webapp/manage.py migrate --noinput --run-syncdb
 >>> python webapp/manage.py createsuperuser
 >>> python webapp/manage.py changepassword
+>>> supervisorctl restart
 >>> supervisorctl status
 carbon-aggregator   RUNNING   pid 9, uptime 0:00:13
 carbon-cache        RUNNING   pid 8, uptime 0:00:22
diff --git a/graphite/data/storage/log/webapp/.gitkeep b/graphite/data/storage/log/webapp/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29