diff --git a/bucket/kafka.json b/bucket/kafka.json
index 847558c855..9262d16630 100644
--- a/bucket/kafka.json
+++ b/bucket/kafka.json
@@ -31,7 +31,10 @@
         "bin\\windows\\zookeeper-server-stop.bat",
         "bin\\windows\\zookeeper-shell.bat"
     ],
-    "persist": "config",
+    "persist": [
+        "config",
+        "logs"
+    ],
     "suggest": {
         "JDK": [
             "java/oraclejdk",