diff --git a/Dockerfile.aarch64 b/Dockerfile.aarch64
index f65aa8a..ead6a15 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.aarch64
+++ b/Dockerfile.aarch64
@@ -24,6 +24,11 @@ RUN \
  tar xf \
  /tmp/bazarr.tar.gz -C \
 	/app/bazarr --strip-components=1 && \
+ echo "**** fix backports warning in log ****" && \
+ if [ ! -e /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/backports/__init__.py ]; \
+	then \
+ 	touch /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/backports/__init__.py ; \
+ fi && \
  rm -rf \
 	/tmp/*
 
diff --git a/Dockerfile.armhf b/Dockerfile.armhf
index 555e2c3..3b4fba6 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.armhf
+++ b/Dockerfile.armhf
@@ -24,6 +24,11 @@ RUN \
  tar xf \
  /tmp/bazarr.tar.gz -C \
 	/app/bazarr --strip-components=1 && \
+ echo "**** fix backports warning in log ****" && \
+ if [ ! -e /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/backports/__init__.py ]; \
+	then \
+ 	touch /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/backports/__init__.py ; \
+ fi && \
  rm -rf \
 	/tmp/*