diff --git a/nginx.conf b/nginx.conf
index a6112ac..bc61f66 100644
--- a/nginx.conf
+++ b/nginx.conf
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ http {
 	default_type application/octet-stream;
 
 	# logging
-	access_log access.log;
-	error_log error.log;
+	access_log /var/log/nginx/access.log;
+	error_log /var/log/nginx/error.log;
 
 	# gzip
 	gzip on;
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ stream {
 	log_format basic '$remote_addr:$remote_port - $time_local '
 					 '$protocol stat:$status bs:$bytes_sent br:$bytes_received '
 					 st:'$session_time';
-	access_log access.log basic;
-	error_log error.log;
+	access_log /var/log/nginx/access.log basic;
+	error_log /var/log/nginx/error.log;
 
 	# include stream
 	include stream/*.conf;