diff --git a/seqs/gitea.sh b/seqs/gitea.sh
index 0291767..bf243f0 100755
--- a/seqs/gitea.sh
+++ b/seqs/gitea.sh
@@ -56,6 +56,10 @@ step_4() {
   exe mkdir /etc/gitea
   exe chown root:git /etc/gitea
   exe chmod 770 /etc/gitea
+  echo "Creating /var/log/gitea"
+  exe mkdir -p /var/log/gitea
+  exe chown root:git /var/log/gitea
+  exe chmod 770 /var/log/gitea
   echo -n "Copying gitea to global location and making it executable..."
   exe chmod +x ~/gitea 
   exe cp -ar ~/gitea "$giteaLoc" && echo "ok"