diff --git a/templates/collectd/collectd.container b/templates/collectd/collectd.container
index ddce6ff..dc6b625 100644
--- a/templates/collectd/collectd.container
+++ b/templates/collectd/collectd.container
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ Wants=network.target
 [Container]
 Image=git.pyrocufflink.net/containerimages/collectd:latest
 Volume=/:/host
+Volume=/dev/log:/dev/log:rw
 Volume=/etc/collectd.d:/etc/collectd.d:ro
 Volume=/run:/run:rw
 Tmpfs=/tmp