diff --git a/cmd/root.go b/cmd/root.go
index 101a8ce..1fcd9fa 100644
--- a/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/root.go
@@ -337,6 +337,10 @@ func Execute() error {
 // Configures the global logger for Zap so that we can call it from any location
 // in the code without having to pass around a logger instance.
 func configureLogging(logDir string, debug bool) error {
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(config.Get().System.LogDirectory, 0700); err != nil {
+		return errors.WithStack(err)
+	}
+
 	cfg := zap.NewProductionConfig()
 	if debug {
 		cfg = zap.NewDevelopmentConfig()
diff --git a/config/config_system.go b/config/config_system.go
index 3fec067..f946e6c 100644
--- a/config/config_system.go
+++ b/config/config_system.go
@@ -49,11 +49,6 @@ func (sc *SystemConfiguration) ConfigureDirectories() error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	log.WithField("path", sc.LogDirectory).Debug("ensuring log directory exists")
-	if err := os.MkdirAll(path.Join(sc.LogDirectory, "/install"), 0700); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
 	log.WithField("path", sc.Data).Debug("ensuring server data directory exists")
 	if err := os.MkdirAll(sc.Data, 0700); err != nil {
 		return err