diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 348b837..fede734 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -29,5 +29,8 @@ FROM gcr.io/distroless/static:nonroot
 WORKDIR /
 COPY --from=builder /workspace/manager .
 USER 65532:65532
+RUN mkdir -p /var/log/etcd-operator
+RUN chown 65532:65532 /var/log/etcd-operator
+
 
 ENTRYPOINT ["/manager"]