diff --git a/media-sound/navidrome-bin/files/navidrome.initd b/media-sound/navidrome-bin/files/navidrome.initd
index c17b383..11c4292 100644
--- a/media-sound/navidrome-bin/files/navidrome.initd
+++ b/media-sound/navidrome-bin/files/navidrome.initd
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ command_user="navidrome:navidrome"
 command_background=1
 pidfile="/run/navidrome.pid"
 directory="${navidrome_home}"
-output_log="/var/log/navidrome.log"
+output_log="/var/log/navidrome/navidrome.log"
 error_log="${output_log}"
 
 depend() {
diff --git a/media-sound/navidrome-bin/navidrome-bin-0.51.1.ebuild b/media-sound/navidrome-bin/navidrome-bin-0.51.1.ebuild
index b36247d..03dd6ee 100644
--- a/media-sound/navidrome-bin/navidrome-bin-0.51.1.ebuild
+++ b/media-sound/navidrome-bin/navidrome-bin-0.51.1.ebuild
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ src_install() {
 	insinto /var/lib/navidrome
 	doins navidrome.toml
 	fowners -R navidrome:navidrome /var/lib/navidrome
+	keepdir /var/log/navidrome
+	fowners navidrome:navidrome /var/log/navidrome
 
 	systemd_dounit "${FILESDIR}"/navidrome.service
 	newinitd "${FILESDIR}"/navidrome.initd navidrome