diff --git a/README b/README
index c2fb3e82..f0613e73 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -72,7 +72,8 @@ Basic commands:
     $ libra_worker --debug --nodaemon
 
 NOTE: When running the worker in daemon mode, you must make sure that the
-directory where the PID file will be (-p/--pid option) exists and is writable
+directory where the PID file will be (-p/--pid option) and the directory where
+the log files will be written (-l/--logfile option) exists and is writable
 by the user/group specified with the --user and --group options. Also, the
 Python module used to start the daemon process does not like it when the PID
 file already exists at startup.
diff --git a/libra/mgm/mgm.py b/libra/mgm/mgm.py
index c2a895c5..66a77b16 100644
--- a/libra/mgm/mgm.py
+++ b/libra/mgm/mgm.py
@@ -265,6 +265,9 @@ def main():
             except KeyError:
                 logger.critical("Invalid user: %s" % args.user)
                 return 1
+            # NOTE(LinuxJedi): we are switching user so need to switch
+            # the ownership of the log file for rotation
+            os.chown(logger.handlers[0].baseFilename, context.uid, -1)
         if args.group:
             try:
                 context.gid = grp.getgrnam(args.group).gr_gid
diff --git a/libra/worker/main.py b/libra/worker/main.py
index 904395a2..0dac3dfe 100644
--- a/libra/worker/main.py
+++ b/libra/worker/main.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import eventlet
 eventlet.monkey_patch()
 
 import daemon
+import os
 import daemon.pidfile
 import grp
 import pwd
@@ -137,6 +138,9 @@ def main():
             except KeyError:
                 logger.critical("Invalid user: %s" % args.user)
                 return 1
+            # NOTE(LinuxJedi): we are switching user so need to switch
+            # the ownership of the log file for rotation
+            os.chown(logger.handlers[0].baseFilename, context.uid, -1)
         if args.group:
             try:
                 context.gid = grp.getgrnam(args.group).gr_gid