diff --git a/bookstack_file_exporter/archiver/archiver.py b/bookstack_file_exporter/archiver/archiver.py
index 7d64110..706ed56 100644
--- a/bookstack_file_exporter/archiver/archiver.py
+++ b/bookstack_file_exporter/archiver/archiver.py
@@ -42,7 +42,14 @@ def create_export_dir(self):
             return
         log.info("Creating base directory for archive: %s",
                  self.config.user_inputs.output_path)
-        util.create_dir(self.config.user_inputs.output_path)
+        # in docker, this may fail if the user id is not the same as the host
+        try:
+            util.create_dir(self.config.user_inputs.output_path)
+        except PermissionError as perm_err:
+            log.warning("Failed to create base directory: %s", perm_err)
+            log.warning("This usually occurs in docker environments, \
+                        attempting to skip this step")
+            return
 
     def get_bookstack_exports(self, page_nodes: Dict[int, Node]):
         """export all page content"""
diff --git a/bookstack_file_exporter/archiver/page_archiver.py b/bookstack_file_exporter/archiver/page_archiver.py
index 84ba201..fba5047 100644
--- a/bookstack_file_exporter/archiver/page_archiver.py
+++ b/bookstack_file_exporter/archiver/page_archiver.py
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ def archive_page_assets(self, asset_type: str, parent_path: str, page_name: str,
             return {}
         # use a map for faster lookup
         failed_assets = {}
-        node_base_path = f"{self.archive_base_path}/{parent_path}/"
+        node_base_path = f"{self.archive_base_path}/{parent_path}"
         for asset_node in asset_nodes:
             try:
                 asset_data = self.asset_archiver.get_asset_bytes(asset_type, asset_node.url)