diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 434fe2b..7e57815 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # CHANGELOG
 
+## 0.2.5
+
+* Added auditd's log directory under puppet management
+
 ## 0.2.4
 
 * Added support for RHEL 8
diff --git a/manifests/init.pp b/manifests/init.pp
index 43f32af..4bbb6f3 100644
--- a/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/manifests/init.pp
@@ -30,12 +30,22 @@
               $flush                  = $audit::params::flush_default,
               $manage_auditconf       = true,
               $auditd_specifics       = true,
+              $log_dir                = '/var/log/audit',
             ) inherits audit::params {
 
   package { $audit::params::pkg_audit:
     ensure => 'installed',
   }
 
+  file { $log_dir:
+    ensure  => 'present',
+    owner   => 'root',
+    group   => 'root',
+    mode    => '0750',
+    require => Package[$audit::params::pkg_audit],
+    before  => File['/etc/audit/auditd.conf']
+  }
+
   if($manage_auditconf)
   {
     file { '/etc/audit/auditd.conf':
diff --git a/metadata.json b/metadata.json
index c640ea9..8e8bfb4 100644
--- a/metadata.json
+++ b/metadata.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "eyp-audit",
-  "version": "0.2.4",
+  "version": "0.2.5",
   "author": "eyp",
   "summary": "auditd management",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
diff --git a/templates/auditdconf.erb b/templates/auditdconf.erb
index 1c644f4..1ecdf32 100644
--- a/templates/auditdconf.erb
+++ b/templates/auditdconf.erb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # This file controls the configuration of the audit daemon
 #
 
-log_file = /var/log/audit/audit.log
+log_file = <%= @log_dir %>/audit.log
 log_group = root
 log_format = <%= @log_format %>
 flush = <%= @flush %>