diff --git a/awx/settings/defaults.py b/awx/settings/defaults.py
index c8b8da60a2..80162c4a69 100644
--- a/awx/settings/defaults.py
+++ b/awx/settings/defaults.py
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ LOGGING = {
             'level': 'WARNING',
             'class':'logging.handlers.RotatingFileHandler',
             'filters': ['require_debug_false'],
-            'filename': '/var/log/awx/tower_warnings.log',
+            'filename': os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'tower_warnings.log'),
             'maxBytes': 1024*1024*5, # 5 MB
             'backupCount': 5,
             'formatter':'simple',
diff --git a/awx/settings/production.py b/awx/settings/production.py
index 5299d9c84b..3f811db5f7 100644
--- a/awx/settings/production.py
+++ b/awx/settings/production.py
@@ -40,6 +40,17 @@ INTERNAL_API_URL = 'http://127.0.0.1:80'
 # This directory should not be web-accessible
 JOBOUTPUT_ROOT = '/var/lib/awx/job_status/'
 
+
+LOGGING['handlers']['rotating_file'] = {
+    'level': 'WARNING',
+    'class':'logging.handlers.RotatingFileHandler',
+    'filters': ['require_debug_false'],
+    'filename': '/var/log/awx/tower_warnings.log',
+    'maxBytes': 1024*1024*5, # 5 MB
+    'backupCount': 5,
+    'formatter':'simple',
+}
+
 # Load settings from any .py files in the global conf.d directory specified in
 # the environment, defaulting to /etc/awx/conf.d/.
 settings_dir = os.environ.get('AWX_SETTINGS_DIR', '/etc/awx/conf.d/')