diff --git a/data/Dockerfiles/clamd/bootstrap.sh b/data/Dockerfiles/clamd/bootstrap.sh
index ffe582c9..c4c9e04c 100755
--- a/data/Dockerfiles/clamd/bootstrap.sh
+++ b/data/Dockerfiles/clamd/bootstrap.sh
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ if [[ "${SKIP_CLAMD}" =~ ^([yY][eE][sS]|[yY])+$ ]]; then
 fi
 
 # Create log pipes
+mkdir /var/log/clamav
 touch /var/log/clamav/clamd.log /var/log/clamav/freshclam.log
 mkfifo -m 600 /tmp/logpipe_clamd
 mkfifo -m 600 /tmp/logpipe_freshclam
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 5e167164..d5d2f962 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ services:
             - redis
 
     clamd-mailcow:
-      image: mailcow/clamd:1.8
+      image: mailcow/clamd:1.9
       build: ./data/Dockerfiles/clamd
       restart: always
       environment: