diff --git a/transmission/start.sh b/transmission/start.sh
index 2da99df64..12d28c811 100755
--- a/transmission/start.sh
+++ b/transmission/start.sh
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ if [[ "true" = "$DROP_DEFAULT_ROUTE" ]]; then
 fi
 
 if [[ "true" = "$DOCKER_LOG" ]]; then
-  LOGFILE=/proc/1/fd/1
+  LOGFILE=/dev/stdout
 else
   LOGFILE=${TRANSMISSION_HOME}/transmission.log
 fi
diff --git a/transmission/userSetup.sh b/transmission/userSetup.sh
index c1da9d0a8..b3c3557a8 100644
--- a/transmission/userSetup.sh
+++ b/transmission/userSetup.sh
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ if [ -n "$PUID" ] && [ ! "$(id -u root)" -eq "$PUID" ]; then
         groupmod -o -g "$PGID" ${RUN_AS};
     fi
 
+    if [[ "true" = "$DOCKER_LOG" ]]; then
+      chown ${RUN_AS}:${RUN_AS} /dev/stdout
+    fi
+
     # Make sure directories exist before chown and chmod
     mkdir -p /config \
         ${TRANSMISSION_HOME} \