diff --git a/Docker/lofar-outputproc/Dockerfile.tmpl b/Docker/lofar-outputproc/Dockerfile.tmpl
index ff74d41742628aab3e695d8236d9f89b42be271c..453da92c8cd7abca24a25d746c1c09b5c9d2eb79 100644
--- a/Docker/lofar-outputproc/Dockerfile.tmpl
+++ b/Docker/lofar-outputproc/Dockerfile.tmpl
@@ -66,8 +66,8 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y git cmake g++ gfortran bison flex autog
     cd ${INSTALLDIR}/lofar/build/${LOFAR_BUILDVARIANT} && sed -i '29,31d' include/ApplCommon/PosixTime.h && \
     cd ${INSTALLDIR}/lofar/build/${LOFAR_BUILDVARIANT} && make -j ${J} && \
     cd ${INSTALLDIR}/lofar/build/${LOFAR_BUILDVARIANT} && make install && \
-    bash -c "mkdir -p /home/${USER}/lofar/var/{log,run}" && \
-    bash -c "ln -sfT /home/${USER}/lofar/var ${INSTALLDIR}/lofar/var" && \
+    bash -c "mkdir -p ${INSTALLDIR}/lofar/var/{log,run}" && \
+    bash -c "chmod a+rwx ${INSTALLDIR}/lofar/var/{log,run} && \
     bash -c "strip ${INSTALLDIR}/lofar/{bin,sbin,lib64}/* || true" && \
     bash -c "rm -rf ${INSTALLDIR}/lofar/{build,src}" && \
     setcap cap_sys_nice,cap_sys_admin=ep ${INSTALLDIR}/lofar/bin/outputProc && \