diff --git a/tasks/rsyslog_server_pre_install.yml b/tasks/rsyslog_server_pre_install.yml
index a1aabc6..25458cb 100644
--- a/tasks/rsyslog_server_pre_install.yml
+++ b/tasks/rsyslog_server_pre_install.yml
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
   with_items:
     - "{{ rsyslog_server_storage_directory }}"
     - "{{ rsyslog_server_spool_directory }}"
+    - "/var/log"
   tags:
     - rsyslog-server-dirs