diff --git a/setup/so-functions b/setup/so-functions
index 814165fbb..077800fe3 100755
--- a/setup/so-functions
+++ b/setup/so-functions
@@ -1341,8 +1341,9 @@ kibana_pillar() {
 }
 
 logrotate_pillar() {
-	touch $adv_logrotate_pillar_file
-	touch $logrotate_pillar_file
+	logCmd "mkdir -p $local_salt_dir/pillar/logrotate"
+	logCmd "touch $adv_logrotate_pillar_file"
+	logCmd "touch $logrotate_pillar_file"
 }
 
 patch_pillar() {