diff --git a/puppet-{{cookiecutter.project_name}}/manifests/logging.pp b/puppet-{{cookiecutter.project_name}}/manifests/logging.pp
index ac13e1d..5be39bb 100644
--- a/puppet-{{cookiecutter.project_name}}/manifests/logging.pp
+++ b/puppet-{{cookiecutter.project_name}}/manifests/logging.pp
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 #
 # [*log_file*]
 #   (Optional) File where logs should be stored.
-#   Defaults to '/var/log/{{cookiecutter.project_name}}/{{cookiecutter.project_name}}.log'
+#   Defaults to $facts['os_service_default']
 #
 # [*logging_context_format_string*]
 #   (Optional) Format string to use for log messages with context.
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ class {{cookiecutter.project_name}}::logging(
   $use_stderr                    = $facts['os_service_default'],
   $syslog_log_facility           = $facts['os_service_default'],
   $log_dir                       = '/var/log/{{cookiecutter.project_name}}',
-  $log_file                      = '/var/log/{{cookiecutter.project_name}}/{{cookiecutter.project_name}}.log',
+  $log_file                      = $facts['os_service_default'],
   $debug                         = $facts['os_service_default'],
   $logging_context_format_string = $facts['os_service_default'],
   $logging_default_format_string = $facts['os_service_default'],
diff --git a/puppet-{{cookiecutter.project_name}}/spec/classes/{{cookiecutter.project_name}}_logging_spec.rb b/puppet-{{cookiecutter.project_name}}/spec/classes/{{cookiecutter.project_name}}_logging_spec.rb
index ce4a673..1da0feb 100644
--- a/puppet-{{cookiecutter.project_name}}/spec/classes/{{cookiecutter.project_name}}_logging_spec.rb
+++ b/puppet-{{cookiecutter.project_name}}/spec/classes/{{cookiecutter.project_name}}_logging_spec.rb
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ describe '{{cookiecutter.project_name}}::logging' do
       :use_stderr          => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>',
       :syslog_log_facility => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>',
       :log_dir             => '/var/log/{{cookiecutter.project_name}}',
-      :log_file            => '/var/log/{{cookiecutter.project_name}}/{{cookiecutter.project_name}}.log',
+      :log_file            => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>',
       :debug               => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>',
     )}
   end