diff --git a/whitebox_neutron_tempest_plugin/tests/scenario/test_security_group_logging.py b/whitebox_neutron_tempest_plugin/tests/scenario/test_security_group_logging.py
index 15ca8a1..218ad22 100644
--- a/whitebox_neutron_tempest_plugin/tests/scenario/test_security_group_logging.py
+++ b/whitebox_neutron_tempest_plugin/tests/scenario/test_security_group_logging.py
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ class BaseSecGroupLoggingTest(
     required_extensions = ['router', 'security-group', 'logging']
 
     if WB_CONF.openstack_type == 'podified':
-        SG_LOG_FILE = '/var/log/containers/openvswitch/ovn-controller.log'
+        SG_LOG_FILE = '/var/log/messages'
         ML2_CONF_FILE = '/etc/neutron/plugins/ml2/ml2_conf.ini'
         rotate_service_fix = '-crond'
     elif WB_CONF.openstack_type == 'devstack':
@@ -786,8 +786,9 @@ class BaseSecGroupLoggingTest(
             rotate_prefix + 'grep maxsize /etc/logrotate{}.conf; true'.format(
                 self.rotate_service_fix),
             ssh_client=vm_a['hv_ssh_client']).rstrip().split(' ')[-1]
-        # if setup type supports log rotation due to size, then test
-        if maxsize_si:
+        # if setup type supports log rotation due to size, then test.
+        # also skips rotation test on podified since logging to journal
+        if maxsize_si and WB_CONF.openstack_type != 'podified':
             # convert to bytes without SI prefixes k/M/G (logrotate SI options)
             try:
                 power = 10 * ('kMG'.index(maxsize_si[-1]) + 1)