diff --git a/roles/setup_logdir/tasks/main.yaml b/roles/setup_logdir/tasks/main.yaml
index 53a5e5ab156..c1ef214a8af 100644
--- a/roles/setup_logdir/tasks/main.yaml
+++ b/roles/setup_logdir/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
   file:
     path: "{{ logdir }}"
     state: directory
-    owner: "{{ ansible_user }}"
+    owner: stack
     group: "{{ ansible_user }}"
     mode: 0775