diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index f174043..1dbd805 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -150,6 +150,8 @@ COPY docker-entrypoint.sh docker-ensure-initdb.sh /usr/local/bin/
 
 RUN ln -sT docker-ensure-initdb.sh /usr/local/bin/docker-enforce-initdb.sh
 
+RUN touch /etc/repmgr.conf && chmod 666 /etc/repmgr.conf
+
 COPY docker-entrypoint-initdb.d/* /docker-entrypoint-initdb.d/
 
 ENTRYPOINT ["docker-entrypoint.sh"]