diff --git a/ansible/roles/placement/templates/placement-api.json.j2 b/ansible/roles/placement/templates/placement-api.json.j2
index eceb0e4576..7bec6e74e5 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/placement/templates/placement-api.json.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/placement/templates/placement-api.json.j2
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
             "recurse": true
         },
         {
-            "path": "/var/log/kolla/placement/placement.log",
+            "path": "/var/log/kolla/placement/placement-api.log",
             "owner": "placement:placement"
         }
     ]