diff --git a/snap/etc/nova/nova.conf b/snap/etc/nova/nova.conf
index ccf8ad9..a91150c 100644
--- a/snap/etc/nova/nova.conf
+++ b/snap/etc/nova/nova.conf
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 # Snap distribution defaults - do not change, override in $SNAP_COMMON/etc/nova.conf.d
+[DEFAULT]
+logdir=/var/snap/nova/common/log/
+
 [wsgi]
 secure_proxy_ssl_header = HTTP_X_FORWARDED_PROTO
 
diff --git a/snap/templates/nova-placement-api.ini.j2 b/snap/templates/nova-placement-api.ini.j2
index 82851eb..320fc43 100644
--- a/snap/templates/nova-placement-api.ini.j2
+++ b/snap/templates/nova-placement-api.ini.j2
@@ -8,4 +8,3 @@ processes = 4
 thunder-lock = true
 lazy-apps = true
 home = {{ snap }}/usr
-pyargv = {{ pyargv }}
diff --git a/snapcraft.yaml b/snapcraft.yaml
index 2bc1e4a..48db599 100644
--- a/snapcraft.yaml
+++ b/snapcraft.yaml
@@ -26,9 +26,10 @@ apps:
   uwsgi:
     command: >
       env PYTHONPATH=$PYTHONPATH:$SNAP/lib/python2.7/site-packages
-      OS_PLACEMENT_CONFIG_DIR=$SNAP_COMMON/etc/nova
       $SNAP/usr/bin/python2 $SNAP/bin/snap-openstack nova-uwsgi
     daemon: simple
+    environment:
+      OS_PLACEMENT_CONFIG_DIR: $SNAP/etc/nova/
   nginx:
     command: >
       env PYTHONPATH=$PYTHONPATH:$SNAP/lib/python2.7/site-packages