diff --git a/Vagrantfile b/Vagrantfile
index 9a49a7323..1111fc4c3 100644
--- a/Vagrantfile
+++ b/Vagrantfile
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ Vagrant.configure('2') do |config|
   config.vm.provision :shell, inline: "chmod 777 /var/vcap/sys/log/cpi"
 
   config.vm.provision :shell, inline: "sudo #{agent_dir}/integration/assets/install-go.sh"
+  config.vm.provision :shell, inline: "sudo cp #{agent_dir}/integration/assets/start_logging_and_auditing.sh /var/vcap/bosh/bin/start_logging_and_auditing.sh"
   config.vm.provision :shell, inline: "sudo #{agent_dir}/integration/assets/install-agent.sh"
   config.vm.provision :shell, inline: "sudo #{agent_dir}/integration/assets/install-fake-registry.sh"
   config.vm.provision :shell, inline: "sudo #{agent_dir}/integration/assets/disable_growpart.sh"
diff --git a/integration/assets/start_logging_and_auditing.sh b/integration/assets/start_logging_and_auditing.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..8c3cbfc39
--- /dev/null
+++ b/integration/assets/start_logging_and_auditing.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+exit 0
diff --git a/integration/test_environment.go b/integration/test_environment.go
index 32d682c0c..74c99776e 100644
--- a/integration/test_environment.go
+++ b/integration/test_environment.go
@@ -58,10 +58,8 @@ sudo umount /tmp/config-drive
 	return err
 }
 
-func (t *TestEnvironment) CleanupDataDir() error {
-	t.RunCommand(`sudo /var/vcap/bosh/bin/monit stop all`)
-
-	mountPoints, err := t.RunCommand(`sudo mount | grep "on /var/vcap/data" | cut -d ' ' -f 3`)
+func (t *TestEnvironment) unmountDir(dir string) error {
+	mountPoints, err := t.RunCommand(fmt.Sprintf(`sudo mount | grep "on %s" | cut -d ' ' -f 3`, dir))
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -72,10 +70,21 @@ func (t *TestEnvironment) CleanupDataDir() error {
 		}
 	}
 
-	_, err = t.RunCommand("sudo rm -rf /var/vcap/data")
+	_, err = t.RunCommand(fmt.Sprintf("sudo rm -rf %s", dir))
 	return err
 }
 
+func (t *TestEnvironment) CleanupDataDir() error {
+	t.RunCommand(`sudo /var/vcap/bosh/bin/monit stop all`)
+
+	err := t.unmountDir("/var/log")
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return t.unmountDir("/var/vcap/data")
+}
+
 // ConfigureAgentForGenericInfrastructure executes the agent_runit.sh asset.
 // Required for reverse-compatibility with older bosh-lite
 // (remove once a new warden stemcell is built).
diff --git a/platform/linux_platform.go b/platform/linux_platform.go
index eafdd3d8d..642bad107 100644
--- a/platform/linux_platform.go
+++ b/platform/linux_platform.go
@@ -768,11 +768,17 @@ func (p linux) SetupTmpDir() error {
 
 func (p linux) SetupLogDir() error {
 	logDir := "/var/log"
+
+	err := p.fs.MkdirAll(logDir, userRootLogDirPermissions)
+	if err != nil {
+		return bosherr.WrapError(err, "Creating system log dir")
+	}
+
 	boshRootLogPath := path.Join(p.dirProvider.DataDir(), "root_log")
 
-	err := p.fs.MkdirAll(boshRootLogPath, userRootLogDirPermissions)
+	err = p.fs.MkdirAll(boshRootLogPath, userRootLogDirPermissions)
 	if err != nil {
-		return bosherr.WrapError(err, "Creating root tmp dir")
+		return bosherr.WrapError(err, "Creating root log dir")
 	}
 
 	auditDirPath := path.Join(boshRootLogPath, "audit")