diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index f65c4fd26646ff9c8316100fcb9c3a3951141437..e45af34f3be0212d922c2edaeee6e95355d0b62e 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ RUN $HOME/.yarn/bin/yarn encore dev
 
 # support running as arbitrary user which belongs to the root group
 RUN mkdir /var/cache/nginx
-RUN mkdir /var/log/nginx
 RUN chmod g+rwx /var/cache/nginx /var/run /var/log/nginx
 
 # users are not allowed to listen on priviliged ports