diff --git a/playbooks/roles/bifrost-ironic-install/defaults/main.yml b/playbooks/roles/bifrost-ironic-install/defaults/main.yml
index 3905900ab..01f690774 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/bifrost-ironic-install/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/playbooks/roles/bifrost-ironic-install/defaults/main.yml
@@ -143,6 +143,10 @@ cors_allowed_origin: "http://localhost:8000"
 # not need to be modified by the user.
 enable_cors_credential_support: false
 
+# The path to the directory where the deployment logs should be stored when using
+# local storage.
+ironic_agent_deploy_logs_local_path: "{{ '/'.join([ironic_log_dir, 'deploy']) }}"
+
 # Set this to true to configure dnsmasq to respond to requests from the
 # hosts in your dynamic inventory.
 inventory_dhcp: False
diff --git a/playbooks/roles/bifrost-ironic-install/tasks/bootstrap.yml b/playbooks/roles/bifrost-ironic-install/tasks/bootstrap.yml
index b11f8ecf9..2be3f22f0 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/bifrost-ironic-install/tasks/bootstrap.yml
+++ b/playbooks/roles/bifrost-ironic-install/tasks/bootstrap.yml
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@
 - name: "Generate ironic Configuration"
   include: ironic_config.yml
 
-- name: "Set permissions for {{ ironic_log_dir }} for the ironic user"
+- name: "Set permissions on directory for the ironic user"
   file:
     path: "{{ item }}"
     state: directory
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@
     group: "ironic"
   with_items:
     - "{{ ironic_log_dir }}"
+    - "{{ ironic_agent_deploy_logs_local_path }}"
 
 - name: "Create ironic DB Schema"
   command: ironic-dbsync --config-file /etc/ironic/ironic.conf create_schema
diff --git a/playbooks/roles/bifrost-ironic-install/templates/ironic.conf.j2 b/playbooks/roles/bifrost-ironic-install/templates/ironic.conf.j2
index 96b7a1958..f860175ab 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/bifrost-ironic-install/templates/ironic.conf.j2
+++ b/playbooks/roles/bifrost-ironic-install/templates/ironic.conf.j2
@@ -35,6 +35,11 @@ auth_strategy = noauth
 log_dir = {{ ironic_log_dir }}
 {% endif %}
 
+{% if ironic_agent_deploy_logs_local_path | default("") != "/var/log/ironic/deploy" %}
+[agent]
+deploy_logs_local_path = {{ ironic_agent_deploy_logs_local_path }}
+{% endif %}
+
 [pxe]
 {% if testing | bool %}
 pxe_append_params = console=/dev/ttyS0
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/fix-deploy-logs-175fb352c5730b58.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/fix-deploy-logs-175fb352c5730b58.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1e0a39383
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/fix-deploy-logs-175fb352c5730b58.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+fixes:
+  - |
+    Fixes an issue where the deployment logs would not be saved if using a
+    non-default value of ironic_log_dir. See `Story 2006150 <https://storyboard.openstack.org/#!/story/2006150>`_.