diff --git a/dev/functions b/dev/functions
index 5c5e86fcabb8ab4873424b3f45a7846c88392bbe..496a694acf3e350b21123935b1c2207f5f75b172 100644
--- a/dev/functions
+++ b/dev/functions
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@ function config_defaults {
     # tenks-deploy-config-overcloud.yml or tenks-deploy-config-compute.yml will
     # be used.
     export TENKS_CONFIG_PATH=${TENKS_CONFIG_PATH:-}
+
+    # Log directory in case of errors
+    export LOGDIR=${LOGDIR:-}
 }
 
 function config_set {