diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 346c5fdbc..b1ed91d06 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ WORKDIR /source
 # Copy the .csproj files for each project
 COPY src/Nadeko.Medusa/*.csproj src/Nadeko.Medusa/
 COPY src/NadekoBot/*.csproj src/NadekoBot/
+COPY src/NadekoBot/creds_example.yml src/NadekoBot/
 COPY src/NadekoBot.Coordinator/*.csproj src/NadekoBot.Coordinator/
 COPY src/NadekoBot.Generators/*.csproj src/NadekoBot.Generators/
 COPY src/NadekoBot.Voice/*.csproj src/NadekoBot.Voice/
@@ -43,6 +44,12 @@ RUN set -xe; \
     apt-get autoremove -y; \
     apt-get autoclean -y
 
+# Copy creds_example.yml from the build stage
+COPY --from=build /source/src/NadekoBot/creds_example.yml /source/src/NadekoBot/
+
+# Check if creds.yml exists, if not, copy and rename creds_example.yml
+RUN mkdir -p /app/data && if [ ! -f /app/data/creds.yml ]; then cp /source/src/NadekoBot/creds_example.yml /app/data/creds.yml; fi
+
 # Copy the built application and the entrypoint script from the build stage
 COPY --from=build /app ./
 COPY docker-entrypoint.sh /usr/local/sbin
@@ -57,4 +64,4 @@ VOLUME [ "/app/data" ]
 
 # Set the entrypoint and default command
 ENTRYPOINT [ "/usr/local/sbin/docker-entrypoint.sh" ]
-CMD dotnet NadekoBot.dll "$shard_id" "$total_shards"
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+CMD dotnet NadekoBot.dll "$shard_id" "$total_shards"