diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 2a7374a24533f1424a58c1d07e2cf961d8849931..50aa5a254202e1f0e6817093f42ae5188e987fbc 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -94,8 +94,8 @@ RUN echo "===> Installing ${COMPONENT}..." \
     && rm -rf /tmp/* \
     && echo "===> Setting up ${COMPONENT} dirs" \
     && mkdir -p /var/lib/${COMPONENT}/data /etc/${COMPONENT}/secrets \
-    && chown appuser:appuser -R /var/lib/${COMPONENT} /etc/${COMPONENT} \
-    && chmod -R ag+w /etc/kafka /var/lib/${COMPONENT}/data /etc/${COMPONENT}/secrets
+    && chown appuser:appuser -R /var/lib/${COMPONENT} /etc/${COMPONENT} /var/log/${COMPONENT} \
+    && chmod -R ag+w /etc/kafka /var/lib/${COMPONENT}/data /etc/${COMPONENT}/secrets 
 
 VOLUME ["/var/lib/${COMPONENT}/data", "/etc/${COMPONENT}/secrets"]