diff --git a/docker/services/ceilometer-agent-ipmi.yaml b/docker/services/ceilometer-agent-ipmi.yaml
index 24ed42d3c0..dab8ea1ee3 100644
--- a/docker/services/ceilometer-agent-ipmi.yaml
+++ b/docker/services/ceilometer-agent-ipmi.yaml
@@ -104,6 +104,11 @@ outputs:
                   - /var/lib/config-data/puppet-generated/ceilometer/:/var/lib/kolla/config_files/src:ro
             environment:
               - KOLLA_CONFIG_STRATEGY=COPY_ALWAYS
+      host_prep_tasks:
+        - name: create persistent logs directory
+          file:
+            path: /var/log/containers/ceilometer
+            state: directory
       upgrade_tasks:
         - name: Check if ceilometer-agent-ipmi is deployed
           command: systemctl is-enabled --quiet openstack-ceilometer-ipmi
diff --git a/docker/services/ovn-controller.yaml b/docker/services/ovn-controller.yaml
index 285d14bb31..1108274d14 100644
--- a/docker/services/ovn-controller.yaml
+++ b/docker/services/ovn-controller.yaml
@@ -101,6 +101,11 @@ outputs:
               - /var/log/containers/openvswitch:/var/log/openvswitch
             environment:
               - KOLLA_CONFIG_STRATEGY=COPY_ALWAYS
+      host_prep_tasks:
+        - name: create persistent logs directory
+          file:
+            path: /var/log/containers/openvswitch
+            state: directory
       upgrade_tasks:
         - name: Stop and disable ovn-controller service
           tags: step2