diff --git a/ansible/roles/watcher/templates/watcher-api.json.j2 b/ansible/roles/watcher/templates/watcher-api.json.j2
index 6834e719d3..422313e777 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/watcher/templates/watcher-api.json.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/watcher/templates/watcher-api.json.j2
@@ -7,5 +7,12 @@
             "owner": "watcher",
             "perm": "0644"
         }
+    ],
+    "permissions": [
+        {
+            "path": "/var/log/kolla/watcher",
+            "owner": "watcher:watcher",
+            "recurse": true
+        }
     ]
 }
diff --git a/ansible/roles/watcher/templates/watcher-applier.json.j2 b/ansible/roles/watcher/templates/watcher-applier.json.j2
index f53d8ba815..2fae81a0e7 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/watcher/templates/watcher-applier.json.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/watcher/templates/watcher-applier.json.j2
@@ -7,5 +7,12 @@
             "owner": "watcher",
             "perm": "0644"
         }
+    ],
+    "permissions": [
+        {
+            "path": "/var/log/kolla/watcher",
+            "owner": "watcher:watcher",
+            "recurse": true
+        }
     ]
 }
diff --git a/ansible/roles/watcher/templates/watcher-engine.json.j2 b/ansible/roles/watcher/templates/watcher-engine.json.j2
index ee8a2aec1d..acf60e9305 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/watcher/templates/watcher-engine.json.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/watcher/templates/watcher-engine.json.j2
@@ -7,5 +7,12 @@
             "owner": "watcher",
             "perm": "0644"
         }
+    ],
+    "permissions": [
+        {
+            "path": "/var/log/kolla/watcher",
+            "owner": "watcher:watcher",
+            "recurse": true
+        }
     ]
 }