diff --git a/manifests/server/installdb.pp b/manifests/server/installdb.pp
index 31a2546..41a0d5b 100644
--- a/manifests/server/installdb.pp
+++ b/manifests/server/installdb.pp
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #
 class mysql::server::installdb {
+  $options = $mysql::server::options
 
   if $mysql::server::package_manage {
 
@@ -16,6 +17,15 @@ class mysql::server::installdb {
       $_config_file=undef
     }
 
+  if $options['mysqld']['log-error'] {
+    file { $options['mysqld']['log-error']:
+      ensure => present,
+      owner  => $mysqluser,
+      group  => $::mysql::server::mysql_group,
+      before => Mysql_datadir[ $datadir ],
+    }
+  }
+
     mysql_datadir { $datadir:
       ensure              => 'present',
       datadir             => $datadir,
diff --git a/manifests/server/service.pp b/manifests/server/service.pp
index 9aa60f1..3617b4b 100644
--- a/manifests/server/service.pp
+++ b/manifests/server/service.pp
@@ -18,14 +18,6 @@ class mysql::server::service {
     $mysqluser = $options['mysqld']['user']
   }
 
-  if $options['mysqld']['log-error'] {
-    file { $options['mysqld']['log-error']:
-      ensure => present,
-      owner  => $mysqluser,
-      group  => $::mysql::server::mysql_group,
-    }
-  }
-
   if $mysql::server::real_service_manage {
     service { 'mysqld':
       ensure   => $service_ensure,