diff --git a/autodist-cgi b/autodist-cgi
index 7504aeb..11ee60f 100755
--- a/autodist-cgi
+++ b/autodist-cgi
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ _EOF
             # Security check
             [ "${SHOWLOG/\/\.}" != "${SHOWLOG}" ] && continue
             if [ "${AUTOPORT_CHROOT[$i]}" ]; then
-               BUILDLOGDIR="/var/autoport/${AUTOPORT_CHROOT[$i]}/home/${AUTOPORT_CHROOT_USER[$i]}/.autodist/log/"
+               BUILDLOGDIR="$LOGDIR"
             elif [ "${AUTOPORT_NATIVE[$i]}" -o "${AUTOPORT_UPDATE[$i]}" ]; then
                BUILDLOGDIR="/var/autodist/log/"
             fi
diff --git a/webbuild/webbuild-functions b/webbuild/webbuild-functions
index ac8129b..939bfe4 100644
--- a/webbuild/webbuild-functions
+++ b/webbuild/webbuild-functions
@@ -279,7 +279,12 @@ function environment_autoport_logdir() {
 function environment_logdir() {
       local env=$1
       if [ "${AUTOPORT_CHROOT[$env]}" ]; then
-         echo "/var/autoport/${AUTOPORT_CHROOT[$env]}/home/${AUTOPORT_CHROOT_USER[$env]}/.autodist/log/"
+         # FIXME: be able to detect real home without using chroot
+         if [ "${AUTOPORT_CHROOT_USER[$env]}" = "autodist" ]; then
+            echo "/var/autoport/${AUTOPORT_CHROOT[$env]}/var/autodist/log/"
+         else
+            echo "/var/autoport/${AUTOPORT_CHROOT[$env]}/home/${AUTOPORT_CHROOT_USER[$env]}/.autodist/log/"
+         fi
       elif [ "${AUTOPORT_NATIVE[$env]}" ]; then
          local envhome=`eval echo ~${AUTOPORT_CHROOT_USER[$env]}`
          if [ "${AUTOPORT_CHROOT_USER[$env]}" = "autodist" ]; then