diff --git a/orbit_logrotate b/orbit_logrotate
index 29f1317..91ed532 100644
--- a/orbit_logrotate
+++ b/orbit_logrotate
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
   compress
   missingok
   notifempty
-  copytruncate
+  create 644 mongodb mongodb
   postrotate
     [ ! -f /var/lib/mongodb/mongod.lock ] || kill -USR1 `cat /var/lib/mongodb/mongod.lock`
   endscript