diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index f796c835..9e694a9c 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -2,33 +2,30 @@
 services:
   api: &api
     image: jhumanj/opnform-api:latest
-    environment:
+    environment: &api-environment  # Add this anchor
       DB_HOST: db
       REDIS_HOST: redis
-
       DB_DATABASE: ${DB_DATABASE:-forge}
       DB_USERNAME: ${DB_USERNAME:-forge}
       DB_PASSWORD: ${DB_PASSWORD:-forge}
       DB_CONNECTION: ${DB_CONNECTION:-pgsql}
-      AWS_ENDPOINT: http://minio:9000
-      AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID: ${MINIO_ACCESS_KEY:-minio}
-      AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: ${MINIO_SECRET_KEY:-minio123}
       FILESYSTEM_DISK: local
-      AWS_REGION: eu-west-1
-      AWS_BUCKET: laravel-bucket
       LOCAL_FILESYSTEM_VISIBILITY: public
     env_file: 
     - ./api/.env
     volumes:
-      - ./api/storage:/usr/share/nginx/html/storage
+    - opnform_storage:/usr/share/nginx/html/storage:rw
 
   api-worker:
-    <<: *api
-    command: ./artisan queue:work
+    image: jhumanj/opnform-api:latest
+    command: php artisan queue:work
+    environment:
+      <<: *api-environment
+      IS_API_WORKER: "true"
     env_file: 
     - ./api/.env
     volumes:
-      - ./api/storage:/usr/share/nginx/html/storage
+    - opnform_storage:/usr/share/nginx/html/storage:rw
 
   ui:
     image: jhumanj/opnform-client:latest
@@ -55,4 +52,5 @@ services:
       - 80:80
 
 volumes:
-  postgres-data:
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+  postgres-data:
+  opnform_storage:
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diff --git a/docker/php-fpm-entrypoint b/docker/php-fpm-entrypoint
index cd75c59f..19dc2ed4 100644
--- a/docker/php-fpm-entrypoint
+++ b/docker/php-fpm-entrypoint
@@ -1,22 +1,52 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 main() {
-    prep_file_permissions
-    prep_storage
-    wait_for_db
-    apply_db_migrations
-    run_init_project
-    run_server "$@"
-}
-
-is_master() {
-    echo "$@" | grep -q php-fpm
+    if [ "$IS_API_WORKER" = "true" ]; then
+        # This is the API worker, skip setup and just run the command
+        exec "$@"
+    else
+        # This is the API service, run full setup
+        prep_file_permissions
+        prep_storage
+        wait_for_db
+        apply_db_migrations
+        run_init_project
+        run_server "$@"
+    fi
 }
 
 prep_file_permissions() {
     chmod a+x ./artisan
 }
 
+prep_storage() {
+    # Create Laravel-specific directories
+    mkdir -p /persist/storage/framework/cache/data
+    mkdir -p /persist/storage/framework/sessions
+    mkdir -p /persist/storage/framework/views
+
+    # Set permissions for the entire storage directory
+    chown -R www-data:www-data /persist/storage
+    chmod -R 775 /persist/storage
+
+    # Create symlink to the correct storage location
+    ln -sf /persist/storage /usr/share/nginx/html/storage
+
+    touch /var/log/opnform.log
+    chown www-data /var/log/opnform.log
+
+    # Ensure proper permissions for the storage directory
+    chown -R www-data:www-data /usr/share/nginx/html/storage
+    chmod -R 775 /usr/share/nginx/html/storage
+}
+
+wait_for_db() {
+    echo "Waiting for DB to be ready"
+    until ./artisan migrate:status 2>&1 | grep -q -E "(Migration table not found|Migration name)"; do
+        sleep 1
+    done
+}
+
 apply_db_migrations() {
     echo "Running DB Migrations"
     ./artisan migrate
@@ -27,35 +57,9 @@ run_init_project() {
     ./artisan app:init-project
 }
 
-wait_for_db() {
-    echo "Waiting for DB to be ready"
-    until ./artisan migrate:status 2>&1 | grep -q -E "(Migration table not found|Migration name)"; do
-        sleep 1
-    done
-}
-
 run_server() {
     echo "Starting server $@"
-    /usr/local/bin/docker-php-entrypoint "$@"
-}
-
-prep_storage() {
-    mkdir -p /etc/initial-storage
-    if [ ! -d /etc/initial-storage/app ]; then
-        echo "Backing up initial storage directory"
-        cp -a ./storage/* /etc/initial-storage/
-    fi
-
-    mkdir -p /persist/storage
-    if [ ! -d /persist/storage/app ]; then
-        echo "Initialising blank storage dir"
-        cp -a /etc/initial-storage/* /persist/storage/
-    fi
-
-    chmod -R 777 /persist/storage
-
-    touch /var/log/opnform.log
-    chown www-data /var/log/opnform.log
+    exec /usr/local/bin/docker-php-entrypoint "$@"
 }
 
 main "$@"
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