diff --git a/docker/monasca/monasca-thresh/Dockerfile.j2 b/docker/monasca/monasca-thresh/Dockerfile.j2
index 7138d4f0b0..31c4abdd00 100644
--- a/docker/monasca/monasca-thresh/Dockerfile.j2
+++ b/docker/monasca/monasca-thresh/Dockerfile.j2
@@ -64,6 +64,11 @@ RUN cd /monasca-common-source/java \
 
 {% endif %}
 
+# Overwrite the script inherited from Storm
+COPY extend_start.sh /usr/local/bin/kolla_extend_start
+RUN touch /usr/local/bin/kolla_monasca_extend_start \
+    && chmod 755 /usr/local/bin/kolla_extend_start /usr/local/bin/kolla_monasca_extend_start
+
 {% block monasca_thresh_footer %}{% endblock %}
 {% block footer %}{% endblock %}
 
diff --git a/docker/monasca/monasca-thresh/extend_start.sh b/docker/monasca/monasca-thresh/extend_start.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..77e835d447
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/monasca/monasca-thresh/extend_start.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Create log directory, with appropriate permissions
+MONASCA_LOG_DIR="/var/log/kolla/monasca"
+if [[ ! -d "$MONASCA_LOG_DIR" ]]; then
+    mkdir -p $MONASCA_LOG_DIR
+fi
+if [[ $(stat -c %U:%G ${MONASCA_LOG_DIR}) != "monasca:kolla" ]]; then
+    chown monasca:kolla ${MONASCA_LOG_DIR}
+fi
+if [[ $(stat -c %a ${MONASCA_LOG_DIR}) != "755" ]]; then
+    chmod 755 ${MONASCA_LOG_DIR}
+fi
+
+. /usr/local/bin/kolla_monasca_extend_start