diff --git a/pmctl/logs.go b/pmctl/logs.go
index 7ee1576d..03d05678 100644
--- a/pmctl/logs.go
+++ b/pmctl/logs.go
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ func finalizeLogFile(logFile *os.File, logFilePath string) {
 
 func initControlLogFile() *os.File {
 	// check logging dir
-	logFileBasePath := filepath.Join(logsRoot.Path, "fstree", "control")
+	logFileBasePath := filepath.Join(logsRoot.Path, "control")
 	err := logsRoot.EnsureAbsPath(logFileBasePath)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Printf("failed to check/create log file folder %s: %s\n", logFileBasePath, err)
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ func logControlError(cErr error) {
 	}
 
 	// check logging dir
-	logFileBasePath := filepath.Join(logsRoot.Path, "fstree", "control")
+	logFileBasePath := filepath.Join(logsRoot.Path, "control")
 	err := logsRoot.EnsureAbsPath(logFileBasePath)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Printf("failed to check/create log file folder %s: %s\n", logFileBasePath, err)
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ func logControlError(cErr error) {
 //nolint:deadcode,unused // TODO
 func logControlStack() {
 	// check logging dir
-	logFileBasePath := filepath.Join(logsRoot.Path, "fstree", "control")
+	logFileBasePath := filepath.Join(logsRoot.Path, "control")
 	err := logsRoot.EnsureAbsPath(logFileBasePath)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Printf("failed to check/create log file folder %s: %s\n", logFileBasePath, err)
diff --git a/pmctl/run.go b/pmctl/run.go
index 53133697..432bfa3d 100644
--- a/pmctl/run.go
+++ b/pmctl/run.go
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ func execute(opts *Options, args []string) (cont bool, err error) {
 
 	// log files
 	var logFile, errorFile *os.File
-	logFileBasePath := filepath.Join(logsRoot.Path, "fstree", opts.ShortIdentifier)
+	logFileBasePath := filepath.Join(logsRoot.Path, opts.ShortIdentifier)
 	err = logsRoot.EnsureAbsPath(logFileBasePath)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Printf("failed to check/create log file dir %s: %s\n", logFileBasePath, err)