diff --git a/ansible/roles/mongo/tasks/main.yml b/ansible/roles/mongo/tasks/main.yml
index 5c30cfdde..d65cd2103 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/mongo/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/mongo/tasks/main.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
     volumes:
       - /mnt/{{ inventory_hostname | regex_replace('db-|-', '') }}:/data/db
       - /srv/newsblur/ansible/roles/mongo/templates/mongo.conf:/etc/mongod.conf
+      - /var/log/mongodb/:/var/log/mongodb/
 
 - name: Register mongo in consul
   tags: consul
diff --git a/ansible/roles/mongo/templates/mongo.conf b/ansible/roles/mongo/templates/mongo.conf
index 37ce77d83..2f40b5bff 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/mongo/templates/mongo.conf
+++ b/ansible/roles/mongo/templates/mongo.conf
@@ -13,10 +13,10 @@ storage:
 #  wiredTiger:
 
 # where to write logging data.
-# systemLog:
-#   destination: file
-#   logAppend: true
-#   path: /var/log/mongodb/mongod.log
+systemLog:
+  destination: file
+  logAppend: true
+  path: /var/log/mongodb/mongod.log
 
 # network interfaces
 net: