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 8a3d478..61f45ef 100644
--- a/template/stacks/ref-implementation/openbao-logging/create-logging-directory.yaml
+++ b/template/stacks/ref-implementation/openbao-logging/create-logging-directory.yaml
@@ -20,14 +20,7 @@ spec:
         - |
           set -e
           mkdir -p /var/log/openbao
-          chown 100:100 /var/log/openbao
-          chmod o+rwx /etc/passwd
-          chmod o+rwx /etc/group
-          chmod o+rwx /var/log/openbao
-          echo "logrotate:x:100:100::/home/logrotate:/bin/sh" >> /etc/passwd
-          echo "logrotate:x:100:" >> /etc/group
-          mkdir -p /home/logrotate
-          # chown 100:100 /var/lib          
+          chown 100:100 /var/log/openbao      
         securityContext:
           runAsUser: 0 
         volumeMounts:
diff --git a/template/stacks/ref-implementation/openbao-logging/logrotate-configmap.yaml b/template/stacks/ref-implementation/openbao-logging/logrotate-configmap.yaml
index 69ee171..586c688 100644
--- a/template/stacks/ref-implementation/openbao-logging/logrotate-configmap.yaml
+++ b/template/stacks/ref-implementation/openbao-logging/logrotate-configmap.yaml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ metadata:
 data:
   logrotate.conf: |
     /openbao/logs/openbao/*.log {
-      size 100M
+      size 1M
       rotate 7
       compress
       delaycompress