diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 36e51e41..57adc33d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file. The format
   - The main `mail.log` (_which is piped to stdout via `tail`_) now correctly begins from the first log line of the active container run. Previously some daemon logs and potential warnings/errors were omitted ([#4146](https://github.com/docker-mailserver/docker-mailserver/pull/4146))
   - `start-mailserver.sh` removed unused `shopt -s inherit_errexit` ([#4161](https://github.com/docker-mailserver/docker-mailserver/pull/4161))
   - Fixed a regression introduced in DMS v14 where `postfix-main.cf` appended `stderr` output into `/etc/postfix/main.cf`, causing Postfix startup to fail ([#4147](https://github.com/docker-mailserver/docker-mailserver/pull/4147))
-  - Fixed a regression introduced in DMS v14 to better support running `start-mailserver.sh` with container restarts, which now only skip calling `_setup()` ([#4323](https://github.com/docker-mailserver/docker-mailserver/pull/4323#issuecomment-2629559254))
+  - Fixed a regression introduced in DMS v14 to better support running `start-mailserver.sh` with container restarts, which now only skip calling `_setup()` ([#4323](https://github.com/docker-mailserver/docker-mailserver/pull/4323#issuecomment-2629559254), [#4374](https://github.com/docker-mailserver/docker-mailserver/pull/4374))
   - The command `swaks --help` is now functional ([#4282](https://github.com/docker-mailserver/docker-mailserver/pull/4282))
 - **Rspamd:**
   - DKIM private key path checking is now performed only on paths that do not contain `$` ([#4201](https://github.com/docker-mailserver/docker-mailserver/pull/4201))
diff --git a/target/scripts/start-mailserver.sh b/target/scripts/start-mailserver.sh
index b0fc0bd5..a7b86f70 100755
--- a/target/scripts/start-mailserver.sh
+++ b/target/scripts/start-mailserver.sh
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ function _register_functions() {
   # ? >> Setup
 
   _register_setup_function '_setup_vmail_id'
-  _register_setup_function '_setup_logs_general'
   _register_setup_function '_setup_timezone'
 
   if [[ ${SMTP_ONLY} -ne 1 ]]; then
diff --git a/target/scripts/startup/setup-stack.sh b/target/scripts/startup/setup-stack.sh
index 789dc0c7..d000c28b 100644
--- a/target/scripts/startup/setup-stack.sh
+++ b/target/scripts/startup/setup-stack.sh
@@ -82,6 +82,8 @@ function _setup_timezone() {
   fi
 }
 
+# Misc checks and fixes migrated here until next refactor:
+# NOTE: `start-mailserver.sh` runs this along with `mail-state.sh` during container restarts
 function _setup_directory_and_file_permissions() {
   _log 'trace' 'Removing leftover PID files from a stop/start'
   find /var/run/ -not -name 'supervisord.pid' -name '*.pid' -delete
@@ -101,6 +103,8 @@ function _setup_directory_and_file_permissions() {
     _log 'debug' "Ensuring '${RSPAMD_DMS_DKIM_D}' is owned by '_rspamd:_rspamd'"
     chown -R _rspamd:_rspamd "${RSPAMD_DMS_DKIM_D}"
   fi
+
+  __log_fixes
 }
 
 function _setup_run_user_patches() {
@@ -113,3 +117,32 @@ function _setup_run_user_patches() {
     _log 'trace' "No optional '${USER_PATCHES}' provided"
   fi
 }
+
+function __log_fixes() {
+  _log 'debug' 'Ensuring /var/log/mail owneership + permissions are correct'
+
+  # File/folder permissions are fine when using docker volumes, but may be wrong
+  # when file system folders are mounted into the container.
+  # Set the expected values and create missing folders/files just in case.
+  mkdir -p /var/log/{mail,supervisor}
+
+  # TODO: Remove these lines in a future release once concerns are resolved:
+  # https://github.com/docker-mailserver/docker-mailserver/pull/4370#issuecomment-2661762043
+  chown syslog:root /var/log/mail
+
+  if [[ ${ENABLE_CLAMAV} -eq 1 ]]; then
+    # TODO: Consider assigning /var/log/mail a writable non-root group for other processes like ClamAV?
+    # - Check if ClamAV is capable of creating files itself when they're missing?
+    # - Alternatively a symlink to /var/log/mail from the original intended location would allow write access
+    #   as a user to the symlink location, while keeping ownership as root at /var/log/mail
+    # - `LogSyslog false` for clamd.conf + freshclam.conf could possibly be enabled instead of log files?
+    #   However without better filtering in place (once Vector is adopted), this should be avoided.
+    touch /var/log/mail/{clamav,freshclam}.log
+    chown clamav:adm /var/log/mail/{clamav,freshclam}.log
+  fi
+
+  # Volume permissions should be corrected:
+  # https://github.com/docker-mailserver/docker-mailserver-helm/issues/137
+  chmod 755 /var/log/mail/
+  chmod 640 /var/log/mail/*
+}
diff --git a/target/scripts/startup/setup.d/log.sh b/target/scripts/startup/setup.d/log.sh
index 06aa679d..b76413be 100644
--- a/target/scripts/startup/setup.d/log.sh
+++ b/target/scripts/startup/setup.d/log.sh
@@ -1,15 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-function _setup_logs_general() {
-  _log 'debug' 'Setting up general log files'
-
-  # File/folder permissions are fine when using docker volumes, but may be wrong
-  # when file system folders are mounted into the container.
-  # Set the expected values and create missing folders/files just in case.
-  mkdir -p /var/log/{mail,supervisor}
-  chown syslog:root /var/log/mail
-}
-
 function _setup_logrotate() {
   _log 'debug' 'Setting up logrotate'
 
diff --git a/target/scripts/startup/setup.d/security/misc.sh b/target/scripts/startup/setup.d/security/misc.sh
index 444589df..87ed85b6 100644
--- a/target/scripts/startup/setup.d/security/misc.sh
+++ b/target/scripts/startup/setup.d/security/misc.sh
@@ -155,13 +155,6 @@ function __setup__security__clamav() {
   if [[ ${ENABLE_CLAMAV} -eq 1 ]]; then
     _log 'debug' 'Enabling and configuring ClamAV'
 
-    local FILE
-    for FILE in /var/log/mail/{clamav,freshclam}.log; do
-      touch "${FILE}"
-      chown clamav:adm "${FILE}"
-      chmod 640 "${FILE}"
-    done
-
     if [[ ${CLAMAV_MESSAGE_SIZE_LIMIT} != '25M' ]]; then
       _log 'trace' "Setting ClamAV message scan size limit to '${CLAMAV_MESSAGE_SIZE_LIMIT}'"