diff --git a/docker/placement/placement-base/extend_start.sh b/docker/placement/placement-base/extend_start.sh
index 68a7b01c68..900ea84476 100644
--- a/docker/placement/placement-base/extend_start.sh
+++ b/docker/placement/placement-base/extend_start.sh
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ if [[ ! -d "/var/log/kolla/placement" ]]; then
     mkdir -p /var/log/kolla/placement
     touch /var/log/kolla/placement/placement-api.log
 fi
+if [[ $(stat -c %U:%G /var/log/kolla/placement) != "placement:kolla" ]]; then
+    chown -R placement:kolla /var/log/kolla/placement
+fi
 if [[ $(stat -c %a /var/log/kolla/placement) != "755" ]]; then
     chmod 755 /var/log/kolla/placement
     chmod 644 /var/log/kolla/placement/placement-api.log