diff --git a/package/debian/postinst b/package/debian/postinst
index 05daa43d5a..dd4e2d9870 100755
--- a/package/debian/postinst
+++ b/package/debian/postinst
@@ -86,7 +86,8 @@ case "$1" in
     fi
 
     # Chown definitions created by SBT Native Packager
-    chown thehive:thehive /var/log/thehive
+    touch /var/log/thehive/application.log
+    chown -R thehive:thehive /var/log/thehive
     chown root:thehive /etc/thehive/application.conf /etc/thehive/logback.xml /etc/thehive/secret.conf
     chmod 0640 /etc/thehive/application.conf /etc/thehive/logback.xml /etc/thehive/secret.conf
     test -x /bin/systemctl && /bin/systemctl daemon-reload || /bin/true
diff --git a/package/docker/Dockerfile b/package/docker/Dockerfile
index 6c25d72119..e9d948976d 100644
--- a/package/docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/package/docker/Dockerfile
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ RUN apt update && \
   mkdir /etc/thehive && \
   cp /opt/thehive/conf/logback.xml /etc/thehive/logback.xml && \
   chown -R root:root /opt/thehive && \
+  touch /var/log/thehive/application.log && \
   chown -R thehive:thehive /var/log/thehive /etc/thehive && \
   chmod +x /opt/thehive/entrypoint