diff --git a/jump-box/startup.bash b/jump-box/startup.bash
index 7de33d5..73f02d6 100644
--- a/jump-box/startup.bash
+++ b/jump-box/startup.bash
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ groupadd --gid "$TARGET_GID" "$TARGET_USER"
 
 # --no-create-home since we assume the home dir will be mounted in the container
 adduser --gid "$TARGET_GID" --uid "$TARGET_UID" --no-create-home "$TARGET_USER"
+touch /var/log/container-stdout.log
 chown "$TARGET_USER":"$TARGET_USER" /var/log/container-stdout.log
 
 echo "Ready."