diff --git a/netdata-installer.sh b/netdata-installer.sh
index d16f1b1331b836..7487dbec756194 100755
--- a/netdata-installer.sh
+++ b/netdata-installer.sh
@@ -790,6 +790,9 @@ do
     #run find "${x}" -type d -exec chmod 0770 {} \;
 done
 
+run chown "${NETDATA_USER}:root" "${NETDATA_LOG_DIR}"
+run chmod 755 "${NETDATA_LOG_DIR}"
+
 # --- plugins ----
 
 if [ ${UID} -eq 0 ]
diff --git a/system/netdata.logrotate.in b/system/netdata.logrotate.in
index 08f56e754e2f93..ae1ac50a7556c4 100644
--- a/system/netdata.logrotate.in
+++ b/system/netdata.logrotate.in
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 @localstatedir_POST@/log/netdata/*.log {
-	su netdata netdata
 	daily
 	missingok
 	rotate 14