diff --git a/system/logrotate.d/bigcouch.conf b/system/logrotate.d/bigcouch.conf
index 5caf43c..25527df 100644
--- a/system/logrotate.d/bigcouch.conf
+++ b/system/logrotate.d/bigcouch.conf
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     notifempty
     rotate 31
     maxage 5
-    create
+    copytruncate
     compress
     delaycompress
     sharedscripts