diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 92b7951..348b837 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -28,8 +28,6 @@ RUN CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=${TARGETOS:-linux} GOARCH=${TARGETARCH} go build -a -o ma
 FROM gcr.io/distroless/static:nonroot
 WORKDIR /
 COPY --from=builder /workspace/manager .
-RUN mkdir -p /var/log/etcd-operator
-RUN chown 65532:65532 /var/log/etcd-operator
 USER 65532:65532
 
 ENTRYPOINT ["/manager"]
diff --git a/cmd/main.go b/cmd/main.go
index 383a7e2..b3d5ae0 100644
--- a/cmd/main.go
+++ b/cmd/main.go
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ func main() {
 	flag.StringVar(&metricsCertKey, "metrics-cert-key", "tls.key", "The name of the metrics server key file.")
 	flag.BoolVar(&enableHTTP2, "enable-http2", false,
 		"If set, HTTP/2 will be enabled for the metrics and webhook servers")
-	flag.StringVar(&logFilePath, "log-file", "/var/log/etcd-operator", "The log file to write logs to.")
+	flag.StringVar(&logFilePath, "log-file", "/tmp/log", "The log file to write logs to.")
 	/*
 		opts := zap.Options{
 			Development: true,