diff --git a/slave_scripts/devstack-vm-gate-host.sh b/slave_scripts/devstack-vm-gate-host.sh
index 7a56c47c..b37bb30e 100755
--- a/slave_scripts/devstack-vm-gate-host.sh
+++ b/slave_scripts/devstack-vm-gate-host.sh
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@ fi
 sudo stop rsyslog
 sudo mv /var/log/syslog /var/log/syslog-pre-devstack
 sudo touch /var/log/syslog
+sudo chown /var/log/syslog --ref /var/log/syslog-pre-devstack
+sudo chmod /var/log/syslog --ref /var/log/syslog-pre-devstack
 sudo chmod a+r /var/log/syslog
 sudo start rsyslog