diff --git a/tasks/build/pleaserun.js b/tasks/build/pleaserun.js
index adb9af1868215..58c51238d23c4 100644
--- a/tasks/build/pleaserun.js
+++ b/tasks/build/pleaserun.js
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ export default (grunt) => {
         '--description', capitalize(name),
         '--user', user,
         '--group', group,
-        '--sysv-log-path', path.logs,
+        '--sysv-log-path', `${path.logs}/`,
         '-p', service.name,
         '-v', service.version,
         path.kibanaBin,
diff --git a/tasks/config/packages.js b/tasks/config/packages.js
index 1c6aef8c2934c..f6876bfee685c 100644
--- a/tasks/config/packages.js
+++ b/tasks/config/packages.js
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ export default (grunt) => {
   const FOLDER_CONFIG = '/etc/kibana';
   const FOLDER_HOME = '/usr/share/kibana';
   const FOLDER_DATA = '/var/lib/kibana';
+  const FOLDER_LOGS = '/var/log/kibana';
   const FOLDER_PLUGINS = `${FOLDER_HOME}/installedPlugins`;
 
   const FILE_KIBANA_CONF = `${FOLDER_CONFIG}/kibana.yml`;
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ export default (grunt) => {
       conf: FOLDER_CONFIG,
       data: FOLDER_DATA,
       plugins: FOLDER_PLUGINS,
+      logs: FOLDER_LOGS,
       home: FOLDER_HOME,
       kibanaBin: FILE_KIBANA_BINARY,
       kibanaConfig: FILE_KIBANA_CONF