diff --git a/testing/haproxy-dataplaneapi/APKBUILD b/testing/haproxy-dataplaneapi/APKBUILD
index 861b0bbe855..ae7c06838cd 100644
--- a/testing/haproxy-dataplaneapi/APKBUILD
+++ b/testing/haproxy-dataplaneapi/APKBUILD
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 pkgname=haproxy-dataplaneapi
 _pkgname=dataplaneapi
 pkgver=2.9.5
-pkgrel=0
+pkgrel=1
 pkgdesc="HAProxy data plane API"
 url="https://github.com/haproxytech/dataplaneapi"
 arch="all"
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ package() {
 
 sha512sums="
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-e38d0566e19a0c664c78c86e5e90986e7cda214c0c306ad9095bf3d0e28a3f84ec4afcca237c961b0ccdca13679b66fe8c6fc24007c8506fd2fc5553e01122f8  haproxy-dataplaneapi.initd
-aa9373b5c3f44ffacad77ef075fc196d944c893a044e6a79d58125ac7b4b7c8c90c4c8c70dd69ba884e56752382221af5e9968d6c9241f6740b20bb5294bfd77  haproxy-dataplaneapi.confd
-368c6877f79a53f597e34f91029e9c4c8fa141046d284b0a79a641e09ad32072ab9cc2ae691f173786557fc220cf0fc7b6ec0eecc41d20fd2bcff689a56cf185  dataplaneapi.yml
+29f0f6f489f0b163eae7945bd53c663f95c608aeadc2437545933020b33357f019f0bb50840ea88ff80e645b2082210fef9590ff2013d5b49c60e2c3d85e81ad  haproxy-dataplaneapi.initd
+76c173820d513de762e6834ad3dcaf53695d2a8f6bb2340c0a50be769fdb9abd1a63a254d5ea4a51bcf8d7a8edd1d9b531aa73974cffbed5d95be05e111b2211  haproxy-dataplaneapi.confd
+95b843518ecc90c0bf052982c12a4de5f2b3d2d98fc831a85ad22508ba25b01739e1d3cd8318c22369771dad765f2e45059cb5094b8456be6bbc084bff3136be  dataplaneapi.yml
 "
diff --git a/testing/haproxy-dataplaneapi/dataplaneapi.yml b/testing/haproxy-dataplaneapi/dataplaneapi.yml
index 49b67eb4552..34bb2462eb8 100644
--- a/testing/haproxy-dataplaneapi/dataplaneapi.yml
+++ b/testing/haproxy-dataplaneapi/dataplaneapi.yml
@@ -24,3 +24,14 @@ haproxy:
     reload_cmd: service haproxy reload
     restart_cmd: service haproxy restart
     reload_strategy: custom
+log_targets:
+- log_to: file
+  log_file: /var/log/dataplaneapi/app.log
+  log_level: info
+  log_types:
+  - app
+- log_to: file
+  log_file: /var/log/dataplaneapi/access.log
+  log_level: info
+  log_types:
+  - access
diff --git a/testing/haproxy-dataplaneapi/haproxy-dataplaneapi.confd b/testing/haproxy-dataplaneapi/haproxy-dataplaneapi.confd
index 30410d9d0be..6f77932dd4d 100755
--- a/testing/haproxy-dataplaneapi/haproxy-dataplaneapi.confd
+++ b/testing/haproxy-dataplaneapi/haproxy-dataplaneapi.confd
@@ -2,5 +2,11 @@
 
 CONFIGFILE=/etc/haproxy/dataplaneapi.yml
 
+# dataplaneapi should be able to restart haproxy service, so by default it runs
+# as root. However if your system is running haproxy with a process manager
+# that doesn't require root privilege to be operated, then you should run it as
+# a non-privileged user.
+#command_user="haproxy:haproxy"
+
 # Comment out to disable process supervisor.
 supervisor=supervise-daemon
diff --git a/testing/haproxy-dataplaneapi/haproxy-dataplaneapi.initd b/testing/haproxy-dataplaneapi/haproxy-dataplaneapi.initd
index cf2a598c71b..61e52d15793 100755
--- a/testing/haproxy-dataplaneapi/haproxy-dataplaneapi.initd
+++ b/testing/haproxy-dataplaneapi/haproxy-dataplaneapi.initd
@@ -3,13 +3,19 @@
 name="haproxy-dataplaneapi"
 description="HAProxy Data Plane API"
 
+: ${command_user="root:root"}
+
 pidfile="/run/$RC_SVCNAME.pid"
 command="/usr/sbin/dataplaneapi"
 command_args="-f $CONFIGFILE"
 command_background="yes"
-command_user="haproxy:haproxy"
 
 depend() {
 	need net
 	after firewall
 }
+
+start_pre() {
+	checkpath -d --owner "$command_user" --mode 0755 \
+		/var/log/dataplaneapi
+}