diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/main/resources/cc.conf b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/main/resources/cc.conf
index 0d9f54f..6971b2b 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/main/resources/cc.conf
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/src/main/resources/cc.conf
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
 heartbeat.max.misses=25
 
 [common]
+log.dir = logs/
 log.level = INFO
 compiler.framesize=32KB
 compiler.sortmemory=320KB