diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0ceabecfa..35bab3190 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -73,6 +73,9 @@ EDC 0 compatible version (Connector UI only).
   - `EDC_UI_MAINTAINER_URL`
   - `EDC_UI_ASSET_PROP_ORIGINATOR_ORGANIZATION`
   - `EDC_UI_ASSET_PROP_ORIGINATOR`
+- New **optional** ENV Vars:
+  - `NGINX_ACCESS_LOG`, default: `/dev/stdout`
+  - `NGINX_ERROR_LOG`, default: `/dev/stderr`
 
 ## [v0.0.1-milestone-8-sovity12] 12.07.2023
 
diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile b/docker/Dockerfile
index 9aaebbe91..affd0ca82 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ USER nginx:nginx
 
 ENV NGINX_BIND="0.0.0.0"
 ENV NGINX_PORT=8080
+ENV NGINX_ACCESS_LOG=/dev/stdout
+ENV NGINX_ERROR_LOG=/dev/stderr
 
 HEALTHCHECK --interval=2s --timeout=5s --retries=10 \
   CMD curl -f http://$NGINX_BIND:$NGINX_PORT/ || exit 1
diff --git a/docker/default.conf.template b/docker/default.conf.template
index a1bb7119b..3858541c5 100644
--- a/docker/default.conf.template
+++ b/docker/default.conf.template
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-access_log /dev/stdout;
-error_log /dev/stderr;
+access_log ${NGINX_ACCESS_LOG};
+error_log ${NGINX_ERROR_LOG};
 disable_symlinks if_not_owner;
 
 server {