diff --git a/node/src/main/kotlin/net/corda/node/internal/NodeStartup.kt b/node/src/main/kotlin/net/corda/node/internal/NodeStartup.kt
index 1a8ae97eb8..4b0e989d8f 100644
--- a/node/src/main/kotlin/net/corda/node/internal/NodeStartup.kt
+++ b/node/src/main/kotlin/net/corda/node/internal/NodeStartup.kt
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ import java.io.RandomAccessFile
 import java.lang.management.ManagementFactory
 import java.net.InetAddress
 import java.nio.channels.UnresolvedAddressException
+import java.nio.file.Files
 import java.nio.file.Path
 import java.time.DayOfWeek
 import java.time.ZonedDateTime
@@ -486,7 +487,11 @@ fun CliWrapperBase.initLogging(baseDirectory: Path): Boolean {
     //Test for access to the logging path and shutdown if we are unable to reach it.
     val logPath = baseDirectory / NodeCliCommand.LOGS_DIRECTORY_NAME
     try {
-        logPath.createDirectories()
+        if (Files.isSymbolicLink(logPath)){
+            Files.readSymbolicLink(logPath).createDirectories()
+        } else {
+            logPath.createDirectories()
+        }
     } catch (e: IOException) {
         printError("Unable to create logging directory ${logPath.toString()}. Node will now shutdown.")
         return false