diff --git a/tasks/horizon_apache.yml b/tasks/horizon_apache.yml
index a8045464..b0dc41b7 100644
--- a/tasks/horizon_apache.yml
+++ b/tasks/horizon_apache.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,13 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
+- name: Ensure apache log folder exists
+  file:
+    dest: "{{ horizon_apache_default_log_folder }}"
+    state: directory
+    owner: "{{ horizon_apache_default_log_owner }}"
+    group: "{{ horizon_apache_default_log_grp }}"
+
 # Workaround for https://github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-core/issues/5328
 # TODO: Replace using apache2_module when fixed in Ansible release
 - name: Enable apache2 modules
diff --git a/vars/debian.yml b/vars/debian.yml
index ba1fa60e..232e0433 100644
--- a/vars/debian.yml
+++ b/vars/debian.yml
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ horizon_distro_packages:
   - gettext
 
 horizon_apache_conf: "/etc/apache2/apache2.conf"
+horizon_apache_default_log_folder: "/var/log/apache2"
+horizon_apache_default_log_owner: "root"
+horizon_apache_default_log_grp: "adm"
 horizon_apache_security_conf: "/etc/apache2/conf-available/security.conf"
 
 horizon_apache_site_available: "/etc/apache2/sites-available/openstack-dashboard.conf"
diff --git a/vars/redhat-7.yml b/vars/redhat-7.yml
index 2a36846e..9991dff3 100644
--- a/vars/redhat-7.yml
+++ b/vars/redhat-7.yml
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ horizon_distro_packages:
   - which
 
 horizon_apache_conf: "/etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf"
+horizon_apache_default_log_folder: "/var/log/httpd"
+horizon_apache_default_log_owner: "root"
+horizon_apache_default_log_grp: "root"
 horizon_apache_security_conf: "{{ horizon_apache_conf }}"
 
 horizon_apache_configs: