diff --git a/cookbooks/vector/default.rb b/cookbooks/vector/default.rb
index b7d07c1..f0eb864 100644
--- a/cookbooks/vector/default.rb
+++ b/cookbooks/vector/default.rb
@@ -3,4 +3,5 @@ include_recipe './attributes.rb'
 
 # Install loki here:
 include_recipe './install.rb'
+include_recipe './setup.rb'
 
diff --git a/cookbooks/vector/setup.rb b/cookbooks/vector/setup.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ea2e32f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cookbooks/vector/setup.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# Create `/var/log/vector`:
+%w( /var/log/vector ).each do |d|
+  directory d do
+    owner  'root'
+    group  'root'
+    mode   '0755'
+  end
+end
diff --git a/cookbooks/vector/syslog_setup.rb b/cookbooks/vector/syslog_setup.rb
index 1da1eec..58c3185 100644
--- a/cookbooks/vector/syslog_setup.rb
+++ b/cookbooks/vector/syslog_setup.rb
@@ -1,12 +1,3 @@
-# Create `/var/log/vector`:
-%w( /var/log/vector ).each do |d|
-  directory d do
-    owner  'root'
-    group  'root'
-    mode   '0755'
-  end
-end
-
 # Deploy `vector` configuration for `syslog`:
 remote_file '/etc/vector/syslog.toml' do
   owner  'root'