--- src/cloudi_minimal.conf.in
+++ src/cloudi_minimal.conf.in
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   [{prefix, "/cloudi/log/"},
    {module, cloudi_service_filesystem},
    {args,
-    [{directory, "@prefix@/var/log/cloudi"},
+    [{directory, "/var/log/cloudi"},
      {read, [{"/cloudi/log/cloudi.log", -16384}]},
      {refresh, 10}]},
    {dest_refresh, none}],