diff --git a/data/export/initscript/master.erb b/data/export/initscript/master.erb
index 6e58eed..954f223 100644
--- a/data/export/initscript/master.erb
+++ b/data/export/initscript/master.erb
@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@ PATH=/sbin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin
 DESC="Runs <%= app %>"
 NAME=<%= app %>
 PIDDIR=/var/run/$NAME
+LOGDIR=/var/log/$NAME
 SCRIPTNAME=/etc/init.d/$NAME
+USERNAME=<%= user %>
 
 # Read configuration variable file if it is present
 [ -r /etc/default/$NAME ] && . /etc/default/$NAME
@@ -38,6 +40,8 @@ SCRIPTNAME=/etc/init.d/$NAME
 do_start()
 {
 	mkdir -p $PIDDIR
+	mkdir -p $LOGDIR
+	chown $USERNAME: $LOGDIR
 	# START APPLICATION: <%= app %>
 	<% engine.procfile.entries.each do |process| %>
 		# START PROCESS: <%= process.name %>
@@ -45,7 +49,7 @@ do_start()
 			# START CONCURRENT: <%= num %>
 				# Start: <%= app %>.<%= process.name %>.<%= num %>
 				# Create $PIDDIR/<%= process.name %>.<%= num %>.pid
-				exec su - <%= user %> -c 'cd <%= engine.directory %>; export PORT=<%= engine.port_for(process, num, self.port) %>;<% engine.environment.each_pair do |var,env| %> export <%= var.upcase %>=<%= env %>; <% end %> <%= process.command %> >> <%= log_root %>/<%=process.name%>-<%=num%>.log 2>&1 & echo $!' > $PIDDIR/<%= process.name %>.<%= num %>.pid
+				exec su - USERNAME -c 'cd <%= engine.directory %>; export PORT=<%= engine.port_for(process, num, self.port) %>;<% engine.environment.each_pair do |var,env| %> export <%= var.upcase %>=<%= env %>; <% end %> <%= process.command %> >> <%= log_root %>/<%=process.name%>-<%=num%>.log 2>&1 & echo $!' > $PIDDIR/<%= process.name %>.<%= num %>.pid
 		<% end %>
 	<% end %>