diff --git a/templates/uwsgi_upstart.conf.erb b/templates/uwsgi_upstart.conf.erb
index a65e612..2f7761e 100644
--- a/templates/uwsgi_upstart.conf.erb
+++ b/templates/uwsgi_upstart.conf.erb
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ pre-start script
     uwsgilog="<%= @log_file %>"
     uwsgipid="<%= @pidfile %>"
     uwsgisocket="<%= @socket %>"
-    uwsgilogddir="${uwsgilogd%/*}"
+    uwsgilogdir="${uwsgilog%/*}"
     uwsgipiddir="${uwsgipid%/*}"
     uwsgisocketdir="${uwsgisocket%/*}"
     mkdir -p "$uwsgipiddir"