diff --git a/influxdb-extensions/src/influxdb.service b/influxdb-extensions/src/influxdb.service
index 7617d2a..416662c 100644
--- a/influxdb-extensions/src/influxdb.service
+++ b/influxdb-extensions/src/influxdb.service
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ EnvironmentFile=-/etc/default/influxdb
 PermissionsStartOnly=true
 ExecStartPre=-/usr/bin/mkdir -p /var/run/influxdb
 ExecStartPre=-/usr/bin/chown influxdb:influxdb /var/run/influxdb
+ExecStartPre=-/usr/bin/touch /var/log/influxdb/influxd.log
+ExecStartPre=-/usr/bin/chown influxdb:influxdb /var/log/influxdb/influxd.log
+ExecStartPre=-/usr/bin/chmod 640 /var/log/influxdb/influxd.log
 ExecStart=/bin/sh -c "/usr/bin/influxd -config /etc/influxdb/influxdb.conf -pidfile /var/run/influxdb/influxdb.pid ${INFLUXD_OPTS} >> ${STDOUT} 2>> ${STDERR}"
 ExecStopPost=/bin/bash -c 'rm /var/run/influxdb/influxdb.pid'
 KillMode=control-group