diff --git a/docker/mariadb/mariadb-clustercheck/Dockerfile.j2 b/docker/mariadb/mariadb-clustercheck/Dockerfile.j2
index 3f5e1ef299..82c297c5df 100644
--- a/docker/mariadb/mariadb-clustercheck/Dockerfile.j2
+++ b/docker/mariadb/mariadb-clustercheck/Dockerfile.j2
@@ -15,5 +15,9 @@ LABEL maintainer="{{ maintainer }}" name="{{ image_name }}" build-date="{{ build
 
 {% endif %}
 
+COPY extend_start.sh /usr/local/bin/kolla_extend_start
+
+RUN chmod 644 /usr/local/bin/kolla_extend_start
+
 {% block mariadb_clustercheck_footer %}{% endblock %}
 {% block footer %}{% endblock %}
diff --git a/docker/mariadb/mariadb-clustercheck/extend_start.sh b/docker/mariadb/mariadb-clustercheck/extend_start.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7379abddc6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/mariadb/mariadb-clustercheck/extend_start.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+: ${MARIADB_LOG_DIR:=/var/log/kolla/mariadb}
+
+# Create log directory, with appropriate permissions
+if [[ ! -d "${MARIADB_LOG_DIR}" ]]; then
+    mkdir -p ${MARIADB_LOG_DIR}
+fi
+if [[ $(stat -c %a ${MARIADB_LOG_DIR}) != "755" ]]; then
+    chmod 755 ${MARIADB_LOG_DIR}
+fi