diff --git a/ansible/roles/heat/templates/heat-api-cfn.json.j2 b/ansible/roles/heat/templates/heat-api-cfn.json.j2
index 6d10c115fe..30f266582d 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/heat/templates/heat-api-cfn.json.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/heat/templates/heat-api-cfn.json.j2
@@ -7,5 +7,12 @@
             "owner": "heat",
             "perm": "0600"
         }
+    ],
+    "permissions": [
+        {
+            "path": "/var/log/kolla/heat",
+            "owner": "heat:heat",
+            "recurse": true
+        }
     ]
 }
diff --git a/ansible/roles/heat/templates/heat-api.json.j2 b/ansible/roles/heat/templates/heat-api.json.j2
index 495ba4ec29..c198cbf4be 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/heat/templates/heat-api.json.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/heat/templates/heat-api.json.j2
@@ -7,5 +7,12 @@
             "owner": "heat",
             "perm": "0600"
         }
-    ]
+    ],
+    "permissions": [
+        {
+            "path": "/var/log/kolla/heat",
+            "owner": "heat:heat",
+            "recurse": true
+        }
+    ]    
 }
diff --git a/ansible/roles/heat/templates/heat-engine.json.j2 b/ansible/roles/heat/templates/heat-engine.json.j2
index 19bf349e99..40d76a08f0 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/heat/templates/heat-engine.json.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/heat/templates/heat-engine.json.j2
@@ -13,5 +13,12 @@
             "owner": "heat",
             "perm": "0600"
         }
+    ],
+    "permissions": [
+        {
+            "path": "/var/log/kolla/heat",
+            "owner": "heat:heat",
+            "recurse": true
+        }
     ]
 }