diff --git a/docker/start.py b/docker/start.py
index 3b2a318..625cf2f 100644
--- a/docker/start.py
+++ b/docker/start.py
@@ -24,18 +24,21 @@ sqliteWebPath = '/home/sqlite_web/sqlite_web.py'
 enableSQLITE = os.path.isfile(sqliteWebPath) and os.environ.get('SQLITE', 'false').lower() == 'true'
 dbPath = os.path.join(os.sep, 'home', 'py-kms', 'db', 'pykms_database.db')
 log_level = os.getenv('LOGLEVEL', 'INFO')
+log_file = os.environ.get('LOGFILE', 'STDOUT')
+listen_ip = os.environ.get('IP', '0.0.0.0')
+listen_port = os.environ.get('PORT', '1688')
+sqlite_port = os.environ.get('SQLITE_PORT', '8080')
 
 
 def start_kms_client():
   if not os.path.isfile(dbPath):
     # Start a dummy activation to ensure the database file is created
-    client_cmd = [PYTHON3, '-u', 'pykms_Client.py', os.environ.get('IP', "0.0.0.0"), os.environ.get('PORT', 1688),
+    client_cmd = [PYTHON3, '-u', 'pykms_Client.py', listen_ip, listen_port,
                   '-m', 'Windows10', '-n', 'DummyClient', '-c', 'ae3a27d1-b73a-4734-9878-70c949815218',
-                  '-V', os.environ.get('LOGLEVEL', 'INFO'), '-F', os.environ.get('LOGFILE', 'STDOUT')]
+                  '-V', log_level, '-F', log_file]
     if os.environ.get('LOGSIZE', '') != "":
       client_cmd.append('-S')
       client_cmd.append(os.environ.get('LOGSIZE'))
-
     loggersrv.info("Starting a dummy activation to ensure the database file is created")
     loggersrv.debug("client_cmd: %s" % (" ".join(str(x) for x in client_cmd).strip()))
 
@@ -45,7 +48,7 @@ def start_kms_client():
 def start_kms():
   sqlite_process = None
   # Build the command to execute
-  command = [PYTHON3, '-u', 'pykms_Server.py', os.environ.get('IP'), os.environ.get('PORT')]
+  command = [PYTHON3, '-u', 'pykms_Server.py', listen_ip, listen_port]
   for (arg, env) in argumentVariableMapping.items():
     if env in os.environ and os.environ.get(env) != '':
       command.append(arg)
@@ -55,6 +58,7 @@ def start_kms():
     loggersrv.info("Storing database file to %s" % dbPath)
     command.append('-s')
     command.append(dbPath)
+    os.makedirs(os.path.dirname(dbPath), exist_ok=True)
 
   loggersrv.debug("server_cmd: %s" % (" ".join(str(x) for x in command).strip()))
   pykms_process = subprocess.Popen(command)
@@ -63,9 +67,8 @@ def start_kms():
   if enableSQLITE:
     time.sleep(5)  # The server may take a while to start
     start_kms_client()
-    sqlite_cmd = [PYTHON3, '-u', '/home/sqlite_web/sqlite_web.py', '-H', os.environ.get('IP'), '--read-only', '-x',
-                  dbPath,
-                  '-p', os.environ.get('SQLITE_PORT')]
+    sqlite_cmd = [PYTHON3, '-u', '/home/sqlite_web/sqlite_web.py', '-H', listen_ip, '--read-only', '-x',
+                  dbPath, '-p', sqlite_port]
 
     loggersrv.debug("sqlite_cmd: %s" % (" ".join(str(x) for x in sqlite_cmd).strip()))
     sqlite_process = subprocess.Popen(sqlite_cmd)