diff --git a/conf/motioneye.conf b/conf/motioneye.conf
index 6de7657..5c670ab 100644
--- a/conf/motioneye.conf
+++ b/conf/motioneye.conf
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ conf_path /var/www/__APP__
 run_path /var/www/__APP__/run
 
 # path to the directory where log files go (must be writable by motionEye)
-log_path __DATA_DIR__/logs
+log_path /var/www/__APP__/logs
 
 # default output path for media files (must be writable by motionEye)
 media_path __DATA_DIR__/media
diff --git a/scripts/install b/scripts/install
index 0bc7cbb..52fd9b5 100755
--- a/scripts/install
+++ b/scripts/install
@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@ mkdir -p /var/www/$app/run
 chown $app:$app /var/www/$app/run
 chmod 664 /var/www/$app/run
 
+mkdir -p /var/www/$app/logs
+chown $app:$app /var/www/$app/logs
+chmod 664 /var/www/$app/logs
 #=================================================
 # APP INITIAL CONFIGURATION
 #=================================================