diff --git a/modern-data-platform-stack/generator-config/templates/docker-compose.yml.j2 b/modern-data-platform-stack/generator-config/templates/docker-compose.yml.j2
index 97c67e1e2..567683937 100755
--- a/modern-data-platform-stack/generator-config/templates/docker-compose.yml.j2
+++ b/modern-data-platform-stack/generator-config/templates/docker-compose.yml.j2
@@ -3327,7 +3327,7 @@ services:
     volumes:
       - ./data-transfer:/data-transfer
       - ./scripts/jikkou/:/jikkou
-      - ./conf/jikkou/application.conf:/root/.jikkou/application.conf
+      - ./conf/jikkou/application.conf:/appuser/.jikkou/application.conf
       - ./conf/jikkou/config:/etc/jikkou/config
     {% if ns.secureKafkaEnabled and ns.securityProtocol == 'SSL' %}
       - ./security/kafka/client-certs:/certs
@@ -3359,14 +3359,14 @@ services:
       - {{JIKKOU_exclude_resources_regexp}}
       - {{JIKKOU_include_resources_regexp}}
     {% endif -%}   {#  JIKKOU_exclude_resources_regexp #}
-    {% if JIKKOU_output_format is defined and JIKKOU_output_format and JIKKOU_output_format | length | default(false) %}
+    {% if JIKKOU_output_format is defined and JIKKOU_output_format and JIKKOU_output_format and JIKKOU_output_format | length | default(false) %}
       - "--output"
       - "{{JIKKOU_output_format}}"
     {% endif -%}   {#  JIKKOU_output_format #}
     {% if JIKKOU_use_dryrun | default(false) %}
       - "--dry-run"
     {% endif -%}   {#  JIKKOU_use_verbose_option #}
-    {% if JIKKOU_logger_level is defined and JIKKOU_logger_level and JIKKOU_logger_level | length default(false) %}
+    {% if JIKKOU_logger_level is defined and JIKKOU_logger_level and JIKKOU_logger_level and JIKKOU_logger_level | length default(false) %}
       - "--logger-level"
       - "{{JIKKOU_logger_level | upper}}"
     {% endif -%}   {#  JIKKOU_logger_level #}