diff --git a/apps/processor/Dockerfile b/apps/processor/Dockerfile
index 92d4c45..c694a7e 100644
--- a/apps/processor/Dockerfile
+++ b/apps/processor/Dockerfile
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ EOF
 
 USER processor
 
+RUN mkdir -p /vote-processor/logs 
 COPY --from=builder --chown=processor:nodejs /vote-processor /vote-processor
 
 WORKDIR /vote-processor
@@ -82,6 +83,9 @@ void consumeMessagesFromQueue(logsDirectory);
 EOF
 
 # Create the logs directory with correct permissions
-RUN mkdir -p /vote-processor/logs && chown -R processor:nodejs /vote-processor/logs
+
+# DEBUGGING PURPOSE ONLY
+# peek the directory
+RUN tree /vote-processor
 
 CMD ["node", "index.js"]