diff --git a/server-ce/init_scripts/10_delete_old_logs.sh b/server-ce/init_scripts/10_delete_old_logs.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..1b606dbf92
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server-ce/init_scripts/10_delete_old_logs.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+set -e
+
+# Up to version 2.5.0 the logs of the contacts service were written into a
+#  file that was not picked up by logrotate.
+# The service is stable and we can safely discard any logs.
+rm -vf /var/log/sharelatex/contacts
diff --git a/server-ce/runit/contacts-sharelatex/run b/server-ce/runit/contacts-sharelatex/run
index e220d9ac1d..4c01aa0985 100755
--- a/server-ce/runit/contacts-sharelatex/run
+++ b/server-ce/runit/contacts-sharelatex/run
@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@ if [ "$DEBUG_NODE" == "true" ]; then
     NODE_PARAMS="--inspect=0.0.0.0:30360"
 fi
 
-exec /sbin/setuser www-data /usr/bin/node $NODE_PARAMS /var/www/sharelatex/contacts/app.js >> /var/log/sharelatex/contacts 2>&1
+exec /sbin/setuser www-data /usr/bin/node $NODE_PARAMS /var/www/sharelatex/contacts/app.js >> /var/log/sharelatex/contacts.log 2>&1