diff --git a/infrastructure-playbooks/vars/lv_vars.yaml b/infrastructure-playbooks/vars/lv_vars.yaml
index 52d9e3b67..3a7439aa3 100644
--- a/infrastructure-playbooks/vars/lv_vars.yaml
+++ b/infrastructure-playbooks/vars/lv_vars.yaml
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ nvme_device_lvs:
 
 ## TYPICAL USERS WILL NOT NEED TO CHANGE VARS FROM HERE DOWN ##
 
+# the path to where to save the logfile for lv-create.yml
+logfile_path: ./lv-create.log
+
 # all hdd's have to be the same size and the LVs on them are dedicated for OSD data
 hdd_lv_size: 100%FREE