diff --git a/states/nextcloud/install.sls b/states/nextcloud/install.sls
index 994d472..93ee76a 100644
--- a/states/nextcloud/install.sls
+++ b/states/nextcloud/install.sls
@@ -28,6 +28,12 @@ nextcloud-datadirectory:
     - user: {{ nextcloud.user }}
     - group: {{ nextcloud.group }}
 
+nextcloud-logfile:
+  file.directory:
+    - name: {{ nextcloud.config.datadirectory }}/nextcloud.log
+    - user: {{ nextcloud.user }}
+    - group: {{ nextcloud.group }}
+
 nextcloud-cleanup:
   software.cleanup:
     - name: nextcloud