diff --git a/roles/product_install/tasks/main.yml b/roles/product_install/tasks/main.yml
index 9d5bd07..6051fdc 100644
--- a/roles/product_install/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/product_install/tasks/main.yml
@@ -132,7 +132,6 @@
     - "{{ atl_product_installation_versioned }}"
     - "{{ atl_product_version_cache_dir }}"
     - "{{ atl_product_home_shared_download_dir }}"
-    - "{{ atl_product_installation_versioned }}/logs"
   changed_when: false  # For Molecule idempotence check
 
 # At this point atl_product_version should be set, cache if necessary.
@@ -266,6 +265,15 @@
     state: link
     force: true
 
+- name: "Ensure catalina.out log dir exists after product is installed"
+  file:
+    path: "{{ atl_product_installation_current }}/logs"
+    state: directory
+    mode: 0750
+    owner: "{{ atl_product_user }}"
+    group: "{{ atl_product_user }}"
+  changed_when: false  # For Molecule idempotence check
+
 - name: Include if jsd is requested to be installed from OBR
   include_tasks: "jira-servicedesk_as_obr.yml"
   when: