diff --git a/1.17.1/data/unbound.sh b/1.17.1/data/unbound.sh
index f43825d..1829fd8 100644
--- a/1.17.1/data/unbound.sh
+++ b/1.17.1/data/unbound.sh
@@ -372,6 +372,7 @@ mkdir -p /opt/unbound/etc/unbound/dev && \
 cp -a /dev/random /dev/urandom /dev/null /opt/unbound/etc/unbound/dev/
 
 mkdir -p -m 700 /opt/unbound/etc/unbound/var && \
+touch /opt/unbound/etc/unbound/unbound.log && \
 chown _unbound:_unbound /opt/unbound/etc/unbound/var && \
 chown _unbound:_unbound /opt/unbound/etc/unbound/unbound.log && \
 /opt/unbound/sbin/unbound-anchor -a /opt/unbound/etc/unbound/var/root.key