diff --git a/netplugin-init/common/001-migrate-log-location.sh b/netplugin-init/common/001-migrate-log-location.sh
index 7a810d6..a3486fa 100755
--- a/netplugin-init/common/001-migrate-log-location.sh
+++ b/netplugin-init/common/001-migrate-log-location.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ set -uex
 
 mkdir -p /opt/contiv/ /var/log/contiv
 
-if [ -d /var/contiv/log ]; then
+if [ -d /var/contiv/log ] && [ "$(ls -A /var/contiv/log)" ]; then
     # /var/contiv/log/ is deprecated, move all data to /var/log/contiv
     cp -a /var/contiv/log/* /var/log/contiv/
     echo "INFO: Copied contiv log from /var/contiv/log (deprecated) to /var/log/contiv"