diff --git a/templates/vault_logrotate.j2 b/templates/vault_logrotate.j2
index 363bea7a..d3e5c566 100644
--- a/templates/vault_logrotate.j2
+++ b/templates/vault_logrotate.j2
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 {{ vault_log_path }}/vault.log
 {
     missingok
+    copytruncate
     rotate {{ vault_logrotate_freq }}
     daily
     dateext