diff --git a/deployment/logging/files/nova-libvirt.yaml b/deployment/logging/files/nova-libvirt.yaml
index b5b7f5aa39..1796cc6054 100644
--- a/deployment/logging/files/nova-libvirt.yaml
+++ b/deployment/logging/files/nova-libvirt.yaml
@@ -32,19 +32,29 @@ outputs:
     description: Extra hieradata needed to log to files in the host.
     value:
       nova::compute::libvirt::log_outputs:
-        if:
-          - or:
-            - {get_param: Debug }
-            - {get_param: LibvirtDebug }
-          - 1
-          - {get_param: LibvirtLogLevel}
+        str_replace:
+          template:
+            'LEVEL:file:/var/log/libvirt/libvirtd.log'
+          params:
+            LEVEL:
+              if:
+                - or:
+                  - {get_param: Debug }
+                  - {get_param: LibvirtDebug }
+                - 1
+                - {get_param: LibvirtLogLevel}
       nova::compute::libvirt::virtlogd::log_outputs:
-        if:
-          - or:
-            - {get_param: Debug }
-            - {get_param: LibvirtDebug }
-          - 1
-          - {get_param: LibvirtVirtlogdLogLevel}
+        str_replace:
+          template:
+            'LEVEL:file:/var/log/libvirt/virtlogd.log'
+          params:
+            LEVEL:
+              if:
+                - or:
+                  - {get_param: Debug }
+                  - {get_param: LibvirtDebug }
+                - 1
+                - {get_param: LibvirtVirtlogdLogLevel}
   volumes:
     description: The volumes needed to log to files in the host.
     value:
diff --git a/deployment/logging/stdout/nova-libvirt.yaml b/deployment/logging/stdout/nova-libvirt.yaml
index fd02fe4e6a..e12f77a79d 100644
--- a/deployment/logging/stdout/nova-libvirt.yaml
+++ b/deployment/logging/stdout/nova-libvirt.yaml
@@ -32,19 +32,29 @@ outputs:
     description: Extra hieradata needed to log to stdout.
     value:
       nova::compute::libvirt::log_outputs:
-        if:
-          - or:
-            - {get_param: Debug }
-            - {get_param: LibvirtDebug }
-          - 1
-          - {get_param: LibvirtLogLevel}
+        str_replace:
+          template:
+            'LEVEL:stderr'
+          params:
+            LEVEL:
+              if:
+                - or:
+                  - {get_param: Debug }
+                  - {get_param: LibvirtDebug }
+                - 1
+                - {get_param: LibvirtLogLevel}
       nova::compute::libvirt::virtlogd::log_outputs:
-        if:
-          - or:
-            - {get_param: Debug }
-            - {get_param: LibvirtDebug }
-          - 1
-          - {get_param: LibvirtVirtlogdLogLevel}
+        str_replace:
+          template:
+            'LEVEL:stderr'
+          params:
+            LEVEL:
+              if:
+                - or:
+                  - {get_param: Debug }
+                  - {get_param: LibvirtDebug }
+                - 1
+                - {get_param: LibvirtVirtlogdLogLevel}
   docker_config:
     description: Extra containers needed for logging to stdout or a sidecar container.
     value: null