diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 3d5cc5f..5c8b44d 100644
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/
 
 set -e -E
 install_script_version=1.19.2
-logfile="releem-install.log"
+logfile="/var/log/releem-install.log"
 
 WORKDIR="/opt/releem"
 CONF="$WORKDIR/releem.conf"
diff --git a/mysqlconfigurer.sh b/mysqlconfigurer.sh
index 8c2b693..d8d4d71 100755
--- a/mysqlconfigurer.sh
+++ b/mysqlconfigurer.sh
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ MYSQLCONFIGURER_CONFIGFILE="${MYSQLCONFIGURER_PATH}${MYSQLCONFIGURER_FILE_NAME}"
 MYSQL_MEMORY_LIMIT=0
 VERSION="1.19.2"
 RELEEM_INSTALL_PATH=$MYSQLCONFIGURER_PATH"install.sh"
-logfile="releem-mysqlconfigurer.log"
+logfile="/var/log/releem-mysqlconfigurer.log"
 
 # Set up a named pipe for logging
 npipe=/tmp/$$.mysqlconfigurer.tmp