diff --git a/helpers/logrotate b/helpers/logrotate
index 1b586d205..efc1137c1 100644
--- a/helpers/logrotate
+++ b/helpers/logrotate
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ EOF
     # Make sure permissions are correct (otherwise the config file could be ignored and the corresponding logs never rotated)
     chmod 644 "/etc/logrotate.d/$app"
     mkdir -p "/var/log/$app"
-    chmod 640 "/var/log/$app"
+    chmod 750 "/var/log/$app"
 }
 
 # Remove the app's logrotate config.