diff --git a/manifests/app_type.pp b/manifests/app_type.pp
index 698a311..85440fb 100644
--- a/manifests/app_type.pp
+++ b/manifests/app_type.pp
@@ -207,6 +207,13 @@ define sunetdrive::app_type (
       group  => 'root',
       mode   => '0640',
     }
+    file { '/opt/nextcloud/audit.log':
+      ensure => file,
+      force  => true,
+      owner  => 'www-data',
+      group  => 'root',
+      mode   => '0644',
+    }
     file { '/opt/nextcloud/rclone.conf':
       ensure  => file,
       owner   => 'www-data',