diff --git a/export/upstart/master.conf.erb b/export/upstart/master.conf.erb
index 96a7c64..bff9962 100644
--- a/export/upstart/master.conf.erb
+++ b/export/upstart/master.conf.erb
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 pre-start script
 
 bash << "EOF"
-  mkdir -p <%= log_root %>/<%= app %>
-  chown -R <%= user %> <%= log_root %>/<%= app %>
+  mkdir -p <%= log_root %>
+  chown -R <%= user %> <%= log_root %>
 EOF
 
 end script
diff --git a/export/upstart/process.conf.erb b/export/upstart/process.conf.erb
index 05230e3..12d1b82 100644
--- a/export/upstart/process.conf.erb
+++ b/export/upstart/process.conf.erb
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@ stop on stopping <%= app %>-<%= process.name %>
 respawn
 
 chdir <%= engine.directory %>
-exec su <%= user %> -c "<%= process.command %> >> <%= log_root %>/<%=app%>/<%=process.name%>-<%=num%>.log 2>&1"
+exec su <%= user %> -c "<%= process.command %> >> <%= log_root %>/<%=process.name%>-<%=num%>.log 2>&1"
diff --git a/lib/foreman/export/inittab.rb b/lib/foreman/export/inittab.rb
index 05810f1..f401682 100644
--- a/lib/foreman/export/inittab.rb
+++ b/lib/foreman/export/inittab.rb
@@ -7,23 +7,21 @@ class Foreman::Export::Inittab < Foreman::Export::Base
     user = options[:user] || app
     log_root = options[:log] || "/var/log"
 
-    log_dir = "#{log_root}/#{app}"
-
     concurrency = parse_concurrency(options[:concurrency])
 
     inittab = []
     inittab << "# ----- foreman #{app} processes -----"
     engine.processes.values.each_with_index do |process, num|
       id = app.slice(0, 2).upcase + sprintf("%02d", num+1)
-      inittab << "#{id}:4:respawn:/bin/su - #{user} -c '#{process.command} >> #{log_dir}/#{process.name}-#{num+1}.log 2>&1'"
+      inittab << "#{id}:4:respawn:/bin/su - #{user} -c '#{process.command} >> #{log_root}/#{process.name}-#{num+1}.log 2>&1'"
     end
     inittab << "# ----- end foreman #{app} processes -----"
 
     inittab = inittab.join("\n") + "\n"
 
     if fname
-      FileUtils.mkdir_p(log_dir)
-      FileUtils.chown(user, nil, log_dir)
+      FileUtils.mkdir_p(log_root)
+      FileUtils.chown(user, nil, log_root)
       write_file(fname, inittab)
     else
       puts inittab
diff --git a/lib/foreman/export/upstart.rb b/lib/foreman/export/upstart.rb
index b2770d2..6b906b2 100644
--- a/lib/foreman/export/upstart.rb
+++ b/lib/foreman/export/upstart.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ class Foreman::Export::Upstart < Foreman::Export::Base
 
     app = options[:app] || File.basename(engine.directory)
     user = options[:user] || app
-    log_root = options[:log] || "/var/log"
+    log_root = options[:log] || "/var/log/#{app}"
 
     Dir["#{location}/#{app}*.conf"].each do |file|
       say "cleaning up: #{file}"