diff --git a/bootstrap/helpers/shared.php b/bootstrap/helpers/shared.php
index 9c2b1fcb5..b93d15b9a 100644
--- a/bootstrap/helpers/shared.php
+++ b/bootstrap/helpers/shared.php
@@ -977,6 +977,8 @@ function parseDockerComposeFile(Service|Application $resource, bool $isNew = fal
                             $target = str($volume)->after(':')->beforeLast(':');
                             if ($source->startsWith('./') || $source->startsWith('/') || $source->startsWith('~')) {
                                 $type = str('bind');
+                                // By default, we cannot determine if the bind is a directory or not, so we set it to directory
+                                $isDirectory = true;
                             } else {
                                 $type = str('volume');
                             }
@@ -985,14 +987,19 @@ function parseDockerComposeFile(Service|Application $resource, bool $isNew = fal
                             $source = data_get_str($volume, 'source');
                             $target = data_get_str($volume, 'target');
                             $content = data_get($volume, 'content');
-                            $isDirectory = (bool) data_get($volume, 'isDirectory', false) || (bool) data_get($volume, 'is_directory', false);
+                            $isDirectory = (bool) data_get($volume, 'isDirectory', null) || (bool) data_get($volume, 'is_directory', null);
                             $foundConfig = $savedService->fileStorages()->whereMountPath($target)->first();
                             if ($foundConfig) {
                                 $contentNotNull = data_get($foundConfig, 'content');
                                 if ($contentNotNull) {
                                     $content = $contentNotNull;
                                 }
-                                $isDirectory = (bool) data_get($volume, 'isDirectory', false) || (bool) data_get($volume, 'is_directory', false);
+                                $isDirectory = (bool) data_get($volume, 'isDirectory', null) || (bool) data_get($volume, 'is_directory', null);
+                            }
+                            if (is_null($isDirectory) && is_null($content)) {
+                                // if isDirectory is not set & content is also not set, we assume it is a directory
+                                ray('setting isDirectory to true');
+                                $isDirectory = true;
                             }
                         }
                         if ($type?->value() === 'bind') {