diff --git a/docker-compose-simple.yml b/docker-compose-simple.yml
index 7abcfe417..2574a50d4 100644
--- a/docker-compose-simple.yml
+++ b/docker-compose-simple.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ services:
   rustfs:
     image: rustfs/rustfs:latest
     container_name: rustfs-server
+    depends_on:
+      - volume-permission-helper
     security_opt:
       - "no-new-privileges:true"
     ports:
@@ -31,6 +33,7 @@ services:
       - RUSTFS_ACCESS_KEY=rustfsadmin # CHANGEME
       - RUSTFS_SECRET_KEY=rustfsadmin # CHANGEME
       - RUSTFS_OBS_LOGGER_LEVEL=info
+      - RUSTFS_OBS_LOG_DIRECTORY=/app/logs
       # Optional TLS:
       # - mount your cert directory to /opt/tls
       # - set RUSTFS_TLS_PATH=/opt/tls