diff --git a/Docker/lofar-pipeline/Dockerfile.tmpl b/Docker/lofar-pipeline/Dockerfile.tmpl
index b17d117b796599ee6e3a10796a2b6ddee91c1d12..81948dcf203e1e97f1ae8b4f998d825c9d046d0a 100644
--- a/Docker/lofar-pipeline/Dockerfile.tmpl
+++ b/Docker/lofar-pipeline/Dockerfile.tmpl
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ RUN sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade -y && sudo apt-get install -y su
     cd ${INSTALLDIR}/lofar/build/gnu_opt && sed -i '29,31d' include/ApplCommon/PosixTime.h && \
     cd ${INSTALLDIR}/lofar/build/gnu_opt && make -j ${J} && \
     cd ${INSTALLDIR}/lofar/build/gnu_opt && make install && \
-    bash -c "mkdir -p /home/${USER}/lofar/var/{log,run}" && \
+    bash -c "mv ${INSTALLDIR}/lofar/var /home/${USER}/" && \
     bash -c "ln -sfT /home/${USER}/lofar/var ${INSTALLDIR}/lofar/var" && \
     bash -c "strip ${INSTALLDIR}/lofar/{bin,sbin,lib64}/* || true" && \
     bash -c "rm -rf ${INSTALLDIR}/lofar/{build,src}" && \