diff --git a/pscheduler-server/pscheduler-server/unibuild-packaging/deb/logging/logrotate.d/pscheduler-server b/pscheduler-server/pscheduler-server/unibuild-packaging/deb/logging/logrotate.d/pscheduler-server
index abfc1c1e3c..3b6c18d27b 100644
--- a/pscheduler-server/pscheduler-server/unibuild-packaging/deb/logging/logrotate.d/pscheduler-server
+++ b/pscheduler-server/pscheduler-server/unibuild-packaging/deb/logging/logrotate.d/pscheduler-server
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
     compress
     delaycompress
     missingok
-    create 644 pscheduler pscheduler
     sharedscripts
     postrotate
         invoke-rc.d rsyslog restart > /dev/null
diff --git a/pscheduler-server/pscheduler-server/unibuild-packaging/deb/logging/rsyslog.d/pscheduler-server.conf b/pscheduler-server/pscheduler-server/unibuild-packaging/deb/logging/rsyslog.d/pscheduler-server.conf
index 658ad5a382..8a78ebd65d 100644
--- a/pscheduler-server/pscheduler-server/unibuild-packaging/deb/logging/rsyslog.d/pscheduler-server.conf
+++ b/pscheduler-server/pscheduler-server/unibuild-packaging/deb/logging/rsyslog.d/pscheduler-server.conf
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 # Syslog configuration for pScheduler
 
+$FileCreateMode 0644
 local4.* /var/log/pscheduler/pscheduler.log
 & stop
+