diff --git a/apiserver/bin/bucket_script.py b/apiserver/bin/bucket_script.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cb2d05540
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apiserver/bin/bucket_script.py
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+import os, sys
+import boto3
+from botocore.exceptions import ClientError
+
+
+sys.path.append("/code")
+
+os.environ.setdefault("DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE", "plane.settings.production")
+import django
+
+django.setup()
+
+def create_bucket():
+    try:
+        from django.conf import settings
+        
+        # Create a session using the credentials from Django settings
+        session = boto3.session.Session(
+            aws_access_key_id=settings.AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID,
+            aws_secret_access_key=settings.AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY,
+        )
+
+        # Create an S3 client using the session
+        s3_client = session.client('s3', endpoint_url=settings.AWS_S3_ENDPOINT_URL)
+        bucket_name = settings.AWS_STORAGE_BUCKET_NAME
+        
+        print("Checking bucket...")
+        
+        # Check if the bucket exists
+        s3_client.head_bucket(Bucket=bucket_name)
+        
+        # If head_bucket does not raise an exception, the bucket exists
+        print(f"Bucket '{bucket_name}' already exists.")
+        
+    except ClientError as e:
+        error_code = int(e.response['Error']['Code'])
+        bucket_name = settings.AWS_STORAGE_BUCKET_NAME
+        if error_code == 404:
+            # Bucket does not exist, create it
+            print(f"Bucket '{bucket_name}' does not exist. Creating bucket...")
+            try:
+                s3_client.create_bucket(Bucket=bucket_name)
+                print(f"Bucket '{bucket_name}' created successfully.")
+            except ClientError as create_error:
+                print(f"Failed to create bucket: {create_error}")
+        elif error_code == 403:
+            # Access to the bucket is forbidden
+            print(f"Access to the bucket '{bucket_name}' is forbidden. Check permissions.")
+        else:
+            # Another ClientError occurred
+            print(f"Failed to check bucket: {e}")
+    except Exception as ex:
+        # Handle any other exception
+        print(f"An error occurred: {ex}")
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    create_bucket()
diff --git a/apiserver/bin/takeoff b/apiserver/bin/takeoff
index 9b09f244e..74980dd62 100755
--- a/apiserver/bin/takeoff
+++ b/apiserver/bin/takeoff
@@ -5,5 +5,7 @@ python manage.py migrate
 
 # Create a Default User
 python bin/user_script.py
+# Create the default bucket
+python bin/bucket_script.py
 
 exec gunicorn -w $GUNICORN_WORKERS -k uvicorn.workers.UvicornWorker plane.asgi:application --bind 0.0.0.0:8000 --max-requests 1200 --max-requests-jitter 1000 --access-logfile -