diff --git a/dockers/docker-database/supervisord.conf b/dockers/docker-database/supervisord.conf
index 8237ea876790..f095e78bc144 100644
--- a/dockers/docker-database/supervisord.conf
+++ b/dockers/docker-database/supervisord.conf
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ logfile_backups=2
 nodaemon=true
 
 [program:rsyslogd]
-command=/usr/sbin/rsyslogd -n
+command=/bin/bash -c "rm -f /var/run/rsyslogd.pid && /usr/sbin/rsyslogd -n"
 priority=1
 autostart=true
 autorestart=false