diff --git a/snap/hooks/install b/snap/hooks/install
index aa12fe051f5d87b84cf213ea309493cf5ac6943e..542be0b8340893b652f38be6fec5711ef7c09fb9 100755
--- a/snap/hooks/install
+++ b/snap/hooks/install
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ fi
 
 if [ ! -d /var/log/taos ]; then
   mkdir -p --mode=777 /var/log/taos
+else
+  chmod 777 /var/log/taos
 fi
 
 if [ ! -d /etc/taos ]; then
diff --git a/snap/snapcraft.yaml b/snap/snapcraft.yaml
index 3fe1e26759f1d17f51d0e0ff48ccca8cb77a50ad..f8300030c7433c7cc4445464ab3ac028447fd3f7 100644
--- a/snap/snapcraft.yaml
+++ b/snap/snapcraft.yaml
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ plugs:
     read:
       - /etc/taos
       - /var/lib/taos
+      - /var/log/taos
       - /tmp
     write:
       - /var/log/taos
@@ -112,11 +113,11 @@ layout:
     bind: $SNAP_DATA/var/lib/taos
   /var/log/taos:
     bind: $SNAP_DATA/var/log/taos
+    mode: 1777
   /etc/taos:
     bind: $SNAP_DATA/etc/taos
 
 
 hooks:
   install:
-    plugs: [systemfiles]
-
+    plugs: [systemfiles, historyfile]