diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 3483bd6..add4518 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -2,8 +2,12 @@
 mongodb_version: 3.6
 mongodb_system_user: mongod
 mongodb_system_group: mongod
-mongodb_storage_dbpath: /var/lib/mongo
-
-
 # mongodb_system_gid: omit
 # mongodb_system_uid: omit
+
+mongodb_storage_dbpath: /var/lib/mongo
+mongodb_storage_journal_enabled: True
+
+mongodb_systemlog_destination: syslog
+mongodb_systemlog_logappend: True
+mongodb_systemlog_path: /var/log/mongodb/mongod.log
diff --git a/tasks/install.yml b/tasks/install.yml
index 80852bb..00d770e 100644
--- a/tasks/install.yml
+++ b/tasks/install.yml
@@ -29,12 +29,14 @@
 
   - name: Create db storage dir at '{{ mongodb_storage_dbpath }}'
     file:
-      path: "{{ mongodb_storage_dbpath }}"
+      path: "{{ item }}"
       owner: "{{ mongodb_system_user }}"
       group: "{{ mongodb_system_group }}"
-      follow: yes
       recurse: yes
       state: directory
+    with_items:
+      - "{{ mongodb_storage_dbpath }}"
+      - "{{ mongodb_systemlog_path | dirname if mongodb_systemlog_destination == 'file'}}"
 
   # - name: Make sure mongodb is running
   #   systemd: