diff --git a/packweb-apache/files/log/access.log b/packweb-apache/files/log/access.log
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29b..00000000
diff --git a/packweb-apache/files/log/error.log b/packweb-apache/files/log/error.log
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29b..00000000
diff --git a/packweb-apache/tasks/main.yml b/packweb-apache/tasks/main.yml
index 0bac872e..b24c9ae6 100644
--- a/packweb-apache/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/packweb-apache/tasks/main.yml
@@ -27,15 +27,21 @@
   - { path: awstats, mode: "0750", state: directory }
   - { path: www, mode: "0750", state: directory }
 
-- name: Copy apache empty log files if missing
-  copy:
-    src: "log/{{ item }}"
+- name: Apache log file (templates) are present
+  command: "touch /etc/skel/log/{{ item }}"
+  args:
+    creates: "/etc/skel/log/{{ item }}"
+  with_items:
+    - access.log
+    - error.log
+
+- name: Apache log file (templates) have the proper permissions
+  file:
     dest: "/etc/skel/log/{{ item }}"
     mode: "0644"
-    force: no
   with_items:
-  - access.log
-  - error.log
+    - access.log
+    - error.log
 
 - name: "Install userlogrotate (jessie)"
   copy: