diff --git a/alpine/packages/containerd/etc/init.d/containerd b/alpine/packages/containerd/etc/init.d/containerd
index fc34404bd..f5b007d41 100755
--- a/alpine/packages/containerd/etc/init.d/containerd
+++ b/alpine/packages/containerd/etc/init.d/containerd
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ start()
 	ulimit -n 1048576
 	ulimit -p unlimited
 
-	/usr/bin/containerd &
+	/usr/bin/containerd 1>&2 2>/var/log/containerd.log &
 
 	ewaitfile 5 /var/run/containerd/containerd.sock