diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index ed82f9d..c51ce17 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -7,11 +7,19 @@ COPY regen-bind-key /start.d/regen-bind-key
 # Supervisor script
 COPY bind.conf /etc/supervisor/conf.d/bind.conf
 
-# Install software
+# Install bind and dns utils
 RUN apt-get update ; \
     apt-get install -y bind9 dnsutils ; \
     rm /etc/bind/rndc.key ; \
-    chmod +x /start.d/regen-bind-key
+    chmod +x /start.d/regen-bind-key ; \
+    mkdir /var/run/named ; \
+    chown bind /var/run/named ; \
+    chgrp bind /var/run/named ; \
+    touch /var/log/named.log ; \
+    chgrp bind /var/log/named.log ; \
+    chmod 775 /var/log/named.log ; \
+    sed -i -e's/include "\/etc\/bind\/named.conf.options";/logging{\n\tchannel simple_log {\n\t\tfile "\/var\/log\/named.log" versions 3 size 5m;\n\t\tseverity info;\n\t\tprint-time yes;\n\t\tprint-severity yes;\n\t\tprint-category yes;\n\t};\n\tcategory default{\n\t\tsimple_log;\n\t};\n};\ninclude "\/etc\/bind\/named.conf.options";/' /etc/bind/named.conf
+    # edit named.conf to use the above log file
 
 # DNS port
 EXPOSE 53/udp