diff --git a/template/stacks/ref-implementation/openbao-logging/create-logging-directory.yaml b/template/stacks/ref-implementation/openbao-logging/create-logging-directory.yaml
index 7b2aa6d..0803643 100644
--- a/template/stacks/ref-implementation/openbao-logging/create-logging-directory.yaml
+++ b/template/stacks/ref-implementation/openbao-logging/create-logging-directory.yaml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ spec:
       labels:
         app: openbao-logging-dir
     spec:
-      containers:
+      initContainers:
       - name: creator
         image: busybox
         command: ["/bin/sh", "-c"]
@@ -26,6 +26,25 @@ spec:
         volumeMounts:
         - name: host-log
           mountPath: /var/log
+      containers:
+      - name: running-container
+        image: busybox
+        command: ["sleep", "2"]
+        securityContext:
+          runAsUser: 0
+      - name: creator
+        image: busybox
+        command: ["/bin/sh", "-c"]
+        args:
+        - |
+          set -e
+          mkdir -p /var/log/openbao
+          chown 100:100 /var/log/openbao                
+        securityContext:
+          runAsUser: 0 
+        volumeMounts:
+        - name: host-log
+          mountPath: /var/log
       volumes:
       - name: host-log
         hostPath: