diff --git a/lib/ceilometer b/lib/ceilometer
index 020875375e..568a544b15 100644
--- a/lib/ceilometer
+++ b/lib/ceilometer
@@ -48,10 +48,10 @@ function cleanup_ceilometer() {
 function configure_ceilometer() {
     setup_develop $CEILOMETER_DIR
 
-    [ -d $CEILOMETER_CONF_DIR ] && sudo mkdir -m 755 -p $CEILOMETER_CONF_DIR
+    [ ! -d $CEILOMETER_CONF_DIR ] && sudo mkdir -m 755 -p $CEILOMETER_CONF_DIR
     sudo chown $USER $CEILOMETER_CONF_DIR
 
-    [ ! -d $CEILOMETER_API_LOG_DIR ] &&  sudo mkdir -m 755 -p $CEILOMETER_API_LOG_DIR 
+    [ ! -d $CEILOMETER_API_LOG_DIR ] &&  sudo mkdir -m 755 -p $CEILOMETER_API_LOG_DIR
     sudo chown $USER $CEILOMETER_API_LOG_DIR
 
     # ceilometer confs are copy of /etc/nova/nova.conf which must exist first
diff --git a/stack.sh b/stack.sh
index 545c07143d..e0df6ec144 100755
--- a/stack.sh
+++ b/stack.sh
@@ -2222,8 +2222,9 @@ if is_service_enabled cinder; then
     start_cinder
 fi
 if is_service_enabled ceilometer; then
-    echo_summary "Starting Ceilometer"
+    echo_summary "Configuring Ceilometer"
     configure_ceilometer
+    echo_summary "Starting Ceilometer"
     start_ceilometer
 fi
 screen_it horizon "cd $HORIZON_DIR && sudo tail -f /var/log/$APACHE_NAME/horizon_error.log"