diff --git a/playbooks/roles/install-ansible/files/ansible.cfg b/playbooks/roles/install-ansible/files/ansible.cfg
index 96db79224d..df61b8c872 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/install-ansible/files/ansible.cfg
+++ b/playbooks/roles/install-ansible/files/ansible.cfg
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [defaults]
 inventory=/opt/system-config/inventory/openstack.yaml,/opt/system-config/inventory/groups.yaml,/etc/ansible/hosts/emergency
 library=/usr/share/ansible
-log_path=/var/log/ansible.log
+log_path=/var/log/ansible/ansible.log
 callback_plugins=/etc/ansible/callback_plugins
 inventory_plugins=/etc/ansible/inventory_plugins
 roles_path=/opt/system-config/roles:/etc/ansible/roles
diff --git a/playbooks/roles/install-ansible/tasks/main.yaml b/playbooks/roles/install-ansible/tasks/main.yaml
index f4e58c0847..26dfe67dfb 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/install-ansible/tasks/main.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/roles/install-ansible/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -24,13 +24,13 @@
     group: admin
     mode: 0770
 
-- name: Ensure ansible log file is writable
+- name: Ensure ansible log dir is writable
   file:
-    path: /var/log/ansible.log
-    state: touch
+    path: /var/log/ansible
+    state: directory
     owner: root
     group: admin
-    mode: 0660
+    mode: 0775
 
 - name: Copy ansible.cfg in to place
   copy: