diff --git a/app-misc/ollama/files/ollama b/app-misc/ollama/files/ollama
index cbd7877680..9359f48a12 100644
--- a/app-misc/ollama/files/ollama
+++ b/app-misc/ollama/files/ollama
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ command_user="ollama"
 command_group="ollama"
 command_background="yes"
 pidfile="/run/ollama.pid"
-log="/var/log/ollama.log"
+log="/var/log/ollama/ollama.log"
 
 # Ollama allows cross-origin requests from 127.0.0.1 and 0.0.0.0 by default.
 # Additional origins can be configured with OLLAMA_ORIGINS.
diff --git a/app-misc/ollama/ollama-9999.ebuild b/app-misc/ollama/ollama-9999.ebuild
index 3db0098873..ded5842547 100644
--- a/app-misc/ollama/ollama-9999.ebuild
+++ b/app-misc/ollama/ollama-9999.ebuild
@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@ src_install() {
 }
 
 pkg_preinst() {
-	touch /var/log/ollama.log || die
-	fowners ollama:ollama /var/log/ollama.log
+	keepdir /var/log/ollama
+	fowners ollama:ollama /var/log/ollama
 }
 
 pkg_postinst() {