diff --git a/ansible/tasks/akanda.yml b/ansible/tasks/akanda.yml
index 7f6404b..085ae9b 100644
--- a/ansible/tasks/akanda.yml
+++ b/ansible/tasks/akanda.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
   with_items:
     - python-pip
     - python-dev
+    - logrotate
 
 - name: copy akanda-appliance code
   synchronize: src={{ playbook_dir }}/.. dest=/tmp/akanda-appliance
@@ -18,6 +19,12 @@
 - name: install akanda-appliance
   command: python setup.py install chdir=/tmp/akanda-appliance
 
+- name: install akanda gunicorn logging directory
+  file: path=/var/log/akanda state=directory
+
+- name: install akanda logrotate config
+  template: src=logrotate.j2 dest=/etc/logrotate.d/akanda
+
 - name: install gunicorn config file
   template: src=gunicorn.j2 dest=/etc/akanda_gunicorn_config
 
diff --git a/ansible/templates/gunicorn.j2 b/ansible/templates/gunicorn.j2
index 6fda01e..6098faa 100644
--- a/ansible/templates/gunicorn.j2
+++ b/ansible/templates/gunicorn.j2
@@ -8,4 +8,5 @@ worker_class ="sync"
 debug = False
 daemon = True
 pidfile = "/var/run/gunicorn.pid"
-errorfile = "/tmp/gunicorn.log"
+errorlog = "/var/log/akanda/gunicorn_error.log"
+accesslog = "/var/log/akanda/gunicorn_access.log"
diff --git a/ansible/templates/logrotate.j2 b/ansible/templates/logrotate.j2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..74053cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/templates/logrotate.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+/var/log/akanda/*.log {
+        weekly
+        rotate 7
+        compress
+        missingok
+        create 644 root root
+        postrotate
+            kill -USR1 `cat /var/run/gunicorn.pid`
+        endscript
+}