diff --git a/lib/trove b/lib/trove
index d4377186ed..080e860f03 100644
--- a/lib/trove
+++ b/lib/trove
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ function configure_trove {
     iniset $TROVE_CONF_DIR/trove-guestagent.conf DEFAULT trove_auth_url $TROVE_AUTH_ENDPOINT
     iniset $TROVE_CONF_DIR/trove-guestagent.conf DEFAULT control_exchange trove
     iniset $TROVE_CONF_DIR/trove-guestagent.conf DEFAULT ignore_users os_admin
-    iniset $TROVE_CONF_DIR/trove-guestagent.conf DEFAULT log_dir /tmp/
+    iniset $TROVE_CONF_DIR/trove-guestagent.conf DEFAULT log_dir /var/log/trove/
     iniset $TROVE_CONF_DIR/trove-guestagent.conf DEFAULT log_file trove-guestagent.log
     setup_trove_logging $TROVE_CONF_DIR/trove-guestagent.conf
 }