diff --git a/immich/versions/3/deployment-microservices.yaml b/immich/versions/3/deployment-microservices.yaml
index 4c3961e..132f154 100644
--- a/immich/versions/3/deployment-microservices.yaml
+++ b/immich/versions/3/deployment-microservices.yaml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ spec:
       initContainers:
         - name: init-dirs
           image: "ghcr.io/immich-app/immich-server:v3.3.5"
-          command: ["sh", "-c", "mkdir -p /usr/src/app/upload/thumbs /usr/src/app/upload/upload /usr/src/app/upload/backups /usr/src/app/upload/library /usr/src/app/upload/profile /usr/src/app/upload/encoded-video"]
+          command: ["sh", "-c", "for d in thumbs upload backups library profile encoded-video; do mkdir -p /usr/src/app/upload/$d && touch /usr/src/app/upload/$d/.immich; done"]
           securityContext:
             allowPrivilegeEscalation: false
             capabilities:
diff --git a/immich/versions/3/deployment-server.yaml b/immich/versions/3/deployment-server.yaml
index f0cda9b..055aa79 100644
--- a/immich/versions/3/deployment-server.yaml
+++ b/immich/versions/3/deployment-server.yaml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ spec:
       initContainers:
         - name: init-dirs
           image: "ghcr.io/immich-app/immich-server:v3.3.5"
-          command: ["sh", "-c", "mkdir -p /usr/src/app/upload/thumbs /usr/src/app/upload/upload /usr/src/app/upload/backups /usr/src/app/upload/library /usr/src/app/upload/profile /usr/src/app/upload/encoded-video"]
+          command: ["sh", "-c", "for d in thumbs upload backups library profile encoded-video; do mkdir -p /usr/src/app/upload/$d && touch /usr/src/app/upload/$d/.immich; done"]
           securityContext:
             allowPrivilegeEscalation: false
             capabilities: