diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b10e7b2d..19f0756d 100755
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -128,12 +128,12 @@ initdirs: initcomposevars
 	mkdir -p ${PERSISTENT_ROOT}/wwwpublic-download
 	mkdir -p ${PERSISTENT_ROOT}/secrets
 	mkdir -p ${LOG_ROOT}/miglog
-	mkdir -p ${LOG_ROOT}/migrid
-	mkdir -p ${LOG_ROOT}/migrid-io
-	mkdir -p ${LOG_ROOT}/migrid-openid
-	mkdir -p ${LOG_ROOT}/migrid-sftp
-	mkdir -p ${LOG_ROOT}/migrid-webdavs
-	mkdir -p ${LOG_ROOT}/migrid-ftps
+	mkdir -p ${LOG_ROOT}/syslog/migrid
+	mkdir -p ${LOG_ROOT}/syslog/migrid-io
+	mkdir -p ${LOG_ROOT}/syslog/migrid-openid
+	mkdir -p ${LOG_ROOT}/syslog/migrid-sftp
+	mkdir -p ${LOG_ROOT}/syslog/migrid-webdavs
+	mkdir -p ${LOG_ROOT}/syslog/migrid-ftps
 
 initcomposevars:
 	@echo "creating env variable map in docker-compose_shared.yml"
diff --git a/docker-compose_development.yml b/docker-compose_development.yml
index 3f88d038..980736a6 100644
--- a/docker-compose_development.yml
+++ b/docker-compose_development.yml
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ volumes:
     driver: local
     driver_opts:
       type: none
-      device: ${LOG_ROOT}/migrid
+      device: ${LOG_ROOT}/syslog/migrid
       o: bind
 
   migrid-openid-syslog:
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ volumes:
     driver: local
     driver_opts:
       type: none
-      device: ${LOG_ROOT}/migrid-openid
+      device: ${LOG_ROOT}/syslog/migrid-openid
       o: bind
 
   migrid-sftp-syslog:
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@ volumes:
     driver: local
     driver_opts:
       type: none
-      device: ${LOG_ROOT}/migrid-sftp
+      device: ${LOG_ROOT}/syslog/migrid-sftp
       o: bind
 
   migrid-webdavs-syslog:
@@ -475,7 +475,7 @@ volumes:
     driver: local
     driver_opts:
       type: none
-      device: ${LOG_ROOT}/migrid-webdavs
+      device: ${LOG_ROOT}/syslog/migrid-webdavs
       o: bind
 
   migrid-ftps-syslog:
@@ -483,5 +483,5 @@ volumes:
     driver: local
     driver_opts:
       type: none
-      device: ${LOG_ROOT}/migrid-ftps
+      device: ${LOG_ROOT}/syslog/migrid-ftps
       o: bind
diff --git a/docker-compose_development_gdp.yml b/docker-compose_development_gdp.yml
index 2882a210..8e700087 100644
--- a/docker-compose_development_gdp.yml
+++ b/docker-compose_development_gdp.yml
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ volumes:
     driver: local
     driver_opts:
       type: none
-      device: ${LOG_ROOT}/migrid
+      device: ${LOG_ROOT}/syslog/migrid
       o: bind
 
   migrid-openid-syslog:
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ volumes:
     driver: local
     driver_opts:
       type: none
-      device: ${LOG_ROOT}/migrid-openid
+      device: ${LOG_ROOT}/syslog/migrid-openid
       o: bind
 
   migrid-sftp-syslog:
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ volumes:
     driver: local
     driver_opts:
       type: none
-      device: ${LOG_ROOT}/migrid-sftp
+      device: ${LOG_ROOT}/syslog/migrid-sftp
       o: bind
 
   migrid-webdavs-syslog:
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@ volumes:
     driver: local
     driver_opts:
       type: none
-      device: ${LOG_ROOT}/migrid-webdavs
+      device: ${LOG_ROOT}/syslog/migrid-webdavs
       o: bind
 
   migrid-ftps-syslog:
@@ -487,5 +487,5 @@ volumes:
     driver: local
     driver_opts:
       type: none
-      device: ${LOG_ROOT}/migrid-ftps
+      device: ${LOG_ROOT}/syslog/migrid-ftps
       o: bind
diff --git a/docker-compose_production_bind.yml b/docker-compose_production_bind.yml
index dda1bba1..a9da272b 100644
--- a/docker-compose_production_bind.yml
+++ b/docker-compose_production_bind.yml
@@ -971,7 +971,7 @@ volumes:
     driver: local
     driver_opts:
       type: none
-      device: ${LOG_ROOT}/migrid
+      device: ${LOG_ROOT}/syslog/migrid
       o: bind
 
   migrid-openid-syslog:
@@ -979,7 +979,7 @@ volumes:
     driver: local
     driver_opts:
       type: none
-      device: ${LOG_ROOT}/migrid-openid
+      device: ${LOG_ROOT}/syslog/migrid-openid
       o: bind
 
   migrid-sftp-syslog:
@@ -987,7 +987,7 @@ volumes:
     driver: local
     driver_opts:
       type: none
-      device: ${LOG_ROOT}/migrid-sftp
+      device: ${LOG_ROOT}/syslog/migrid-sftp
       o: bind
 
   migrid-webdavs-syslog:
@@ -995,7 +995,7 @@ volumes:
     driver: local
     driver_opts:
       type: none
-      device: ${LOG_ROOT}/migrid-webdavs
+      device: ${LOG_ROOT}/syslog/migrid-webdavs
       o: bind
 
   migrid-ftps-syslog:
@@ -1003,5 +1003,5 @@ volumes:
     driver: local
     driver_opts:
       type: none
-      device: ${LOG_ROOT}/migrid-ftps
+      device: ${LOG_ROOT}/syslog/migrid-ftps
       o: bind