diff --git a/scripts/install b/scripts/install
index 4d68dab..68eb8c4 100755
--- a/scripts/install
+++ b/scripts/install
@@ -56,6 +56,12 @@ yunohost service add "$app" --description="Woodpecker CI server" --log="/var/log
 ###		- As well as the section "RESTORE THE LOGROTATE CONFIGURATION" in the restore script
 ###		- And the section "SETUP LOGROTATE" in the upgrade script
 
+# Create log file before logrotate
+mkdir -p "/var/log/$app"
+touch "/var/log/$app/$app.log"
+chown -R "$app:$app" "/var/log/$app"
+chmod -R u=rwX,g=rX,o= "/var/log/$app"
+
 # Use logrotate to manage application logfile(s)
 ynh_use_logrotate
 
diff --git a/scripts/restore b/scripts/restore
index c75a789..104c4de 100755
--- a/scripts/restore
+++ b/scripts/restore
@@ -40,6 +40,12 @@ systemctl enable "$app.service" --quiet
 
 yunohost service add "$app" --description="Woodpecker CI server" --log="/var/log/$app/$app.log"
 
+# Create log file before logrotate
+mkdir -p "/var/log/$app"
+touch "/var/log/$app/$app.log"
+chown -R "$app:$app" "/var/log/$app"
+chmod -R u=rwX,g=rX,o= "/var/log/$app"
+
 ynh_restore_file --origin_path="/etc/logrotate.d/$app"
 
 # ynh_restore_file --origin_path="/etc/fail2ban/jail.d/$app.conf"