diff --git a/src/lib/caddy.ts b/src/lib/caddy.ts
index e062155b..e2c2488b 100644
--- a/src/lib/caddy.ts
+++ b/src/lib/caddy.ts
@@ -1586,7 +1586,8 @@ async function buildCaddyDocument() {
             http_access: {
               writer: {
                 output: "file",
-                filename: "/logs/access.log"
+                filename: "/logs/access.log",
+                mode: "0640"
               },
               encoder: {
                 format: loggingFormat
diff --git a/src/lib/log-parser.ts b/src/lib/log-parser.ts
index 81de29f9..d948814d 100644
--- a/src/lib/log-parser.ts
+++ b/src/lib/log-parser.ts
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ async function readLines(startOffset: number): Promise<{ lines: string[]; newOff
 
     const stream = createReadStream(LOG_FILE, { start: startOffset, encoding: 'utf8' });
     stream.on('error', (err: NodeJS.ErrnoException) => {
-      if (err.code === 'ENOENT') resolve({ lines: [], newOffset: startOffset });
+      if (err.code === 'ENOENT' || err.code === 'EACCES') resolve({ lines: [], newOffset: startOffset });
       else reject(err);
     });