diff --git a/files/master b/files/master
index f14c4194c..fea77c2f7 100644
--- a/files/master
+++ b/files/master
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 # modified files cause conflicts, set verify_env to False.
 # user: socore
 
+log_file: /opt/so/log/salt/master
 
 #####      File Server settings      #####
 ##########################################
diff --git a/setup/so-functions b/setup/so-functions
index 539bfe7a5..5caed0a11 100755
--- a/setup/so-functions
+++ b/setup/so-functions
@@ -324,7 +324,8 @@ configure_minion() {
 
 	printf '%s\n'\
 		"use_superseded:"\
-		"  - module.run" >> "$minion_config"
+		"  - module.run"\
+		"log_file: /opt/so/log/salt/minion" >> "$minion_config"
 
 	service salt-minion restart