diff --git a/test/config/agent/nginx-agent-otel-load.conf b/test/config/agent/nginx-agent-otel-load.conf
index 8154721024..8b4fce50bf 100644
--- a/test/config/agent/nginx-agent-otel-load.conf
+++ b/test/config/agent/nginx-agent-otel-load.conf
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ allowed_directories:
     - /usr/local/etc/nginx
     - /usr/share/nginx/modules
     - /var/run/nginx
+    - /var/log/nginx
 
 client:
   timeout: 10s