diff --git a/tkeg/api/Dockerfile b/tkeg/api/Dockerfile
index 22c3e38..090fd7e 100644
--- a/tkeg/api/Dockerfile
+++ b/tkeg/api/Dockerfile
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
 
 RUN groupadd -r appuser && useradd -r -g appuser appuser
 COPY --chown=appuser:appuser . .
+RUN mkdir -p /app/logs && chown appuser:appuser /app/logs
 
 ENV PYTHONPATH=/app