diff --git a/include/functions b/include/functions
index 89626958..b96bb070 100644
--- a/include/functions
+++ b/include/functions
@@ -2181,8 +2181,9 @@
                         if [ ! "${VALUE}" = "" ]; then
                             # If multiple values follow, select first one
                             VALUE=$(echo ${VALUE} | awk '{ print $1 }')
-                            if [ ! -f ${VALUE} ]; then
-                                LogText "Result: could not find referenced log file ${VALUE} in nginx configuration"
+                            # Find both, log files provided with full or relative path
+                            if [ ! -f ${VALUE} -a ! -f "${CONFIG_FILE%nginx.conf}${VALUE}" ]; then
+                                LogText "Result: could not find log file ${VALUE} referenced in nginx configuration"
                                 NGINX_ACCESS_LOG_MISSING=1
                             fi
                         fi
@@ -2218,7 +2219,8 @@
                     # Check if log file exists
                     FILE=$(echo ${VALUE} | awk '{ print $1 }')
                     if [ ! "${FILE}" = "" ]; then
-                        if [ ! -f ${FILE} ]; then
+                        # Find both, log files provided with full or relative path
+                        if [ ! -f ${FILE} -a ! -f "${CONFIG_FILE%nginx.conf}${FILE}" ]; then
                             NGINX_ERROR_LOG_MISSING=1
                         fi
                     else