diff --git a/roles/web-logs/tasks/main.yml b/roles/web-logs/tasks/main.yml
index ac21766..f555516 100644
--- a/roles/web-logs/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/web-logs/tasks/main.yml
@@ -53,12 +53,27 @@
     destination: /var/cache/sync-http-logs
     private_key: /etc/ssh/logsync/id_ed25519
 
-- name: create data directories
+- name: create cache directory
   file:
-    path: "{{ item }}"
+    path: /var/cache/sync-http-logs
     state: directory
     mode: 0750
     owner: logsync
     group: logsync
-  with_items:
-    - /var/cache/sync-http-logs
+
+- name: create log directory
+  file:
+    path: /export/web-log
+    state: directory
+    mode: 0750
+    owner: root
+    group: "{{ ansible_wheel }}"
+
+- name: link data directory
+  file:
+    dest: /srv/web-log
+    src: /export/web-log
+    state: link
+    owner: root
+    group: "{{ ansible_wheel }}"
+    follow: false