diff --git a/application/forms/Config/LoggingForm.php b/application/forms/Config/LoggingForm.php
index f85219cac..c276ca1df 100644
--- a/application/forms/Config/LoggingForm.php
+++ b/application/forms/Config/LoggingForm.php
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ class LoggingForm extends Form
                 'helptext'      => 'The logfile to write the icingaweb debug logs to.'
                     . 'The webserver must be able to write at this location',
                 'required'      => true,
-                'value'         => $logging->get('target', '/var/log/icingaweb.log')
+                'value'         => $logging->get('target', $this->getBaseDir() . '/var/log/icingaweb.log')
             )
         );
         $txtLogPath->addValidator(new WritablePathValidator());
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ class LoggingForm extends Form
                 'label'     => 'Debug Log Path',
                 'required'  => $this->shouldDisplayDebugLog($debug),
                 'condition' => $this->shouldDisplayDebugLog($debug),
-                'value'     => $debug->get('target', $this->getBaseDir() . '/var/log/icinga2.debug.log'),
+                'value'     => $debug->get('target', $this->getBaseDir() . '/var/log/icingaweb2.debug.log'),
                 'helptext'  => 'Set the path to the debug log'
             )
         );