diff --git a/Dockerfile.hotfix b/Dockerfile.hotfix
index e650cc048..4d2340b31 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.hotfix
+++ b/Dockerfile.hotfix
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ ENV MINIO_ACCESS_KEY_FILE=access_key \
     MINIO_KMS_SECRET_KEY_FILE=kms_master_key \
     MINIO_UPDATE_MINISIGN_PUBKEY="RWTx5Zr1tiHQLwG9keckT0c45M3AGeHD6IvimQHpyRywVWGbP1aVSGav" \
     MINIO_CONFIG_ENV_FILE=config.env \
+    MC_CONFIG_DIR=/tmp/.mc \
     PATH=/opt/bin:$PATH
 
 COPY dockerscripts/verify-minio.sh /usr/bin/verify-minio.sh
diff --git a/Dockerfile.release b/Dockerfile.release
index 3ae4f68db..ab721e37d 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.release
+++ b/Dockerfile.release
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ ENV MINIO_ACCESS_KEY_FILE=access_key \
     MINIO_KMS_SECRET_KEY_FILE=kms_master_key \
     MINIO_UPDATE_MINISIGN_PUBKEY="RWTx5Zr1tiHQLwG9keckT0c45M3AGeHD6IvimQHpyRywVWGbP1aVSGav" \
     MINIO_CONFIG_ENV_FILE=config.env \
+    MC_CONFIG_DIR=/tmp/.mc \
     PATH=/opt/bin:$PATH
 
 COPY dockerscripts/verify-minio.sh /usr/bin/verify-minio.sh
diff --git a/Dockerfile.release.fips b/Dockerfile.release.fips
index 4415f0896..21b007e18 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.release.fips
+++ b/Dockerfile.release.fips
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ ENV MINIO_ACCESS_KEY_FILE=access_key \
     MINIO_KMS_SECRET_KEY_FILE=kms_master_key \
     MINIO_UPDATE_MINISIGN_PUBKEY="RWTx5Zr1tiHQLwG9keckT0c45M3AGeHD6IvimQHpyRywVWGbP1aVSGav" \
     MINIO_CONFIG_ENV_FILE=config.env \
+    MC_CONFIG_DIR=/tmp/.mc \
     PATH=/opt/bin:$PATH
 
 COPY dockerscripts/verify-minio.sh /usr/bin/verify-minio.sh