diff --git a/app-admin/logstash-bin/files/logstash.initd b/app-admin/logstash-bin/files/logstash.initd
index 0a0f7ad..fcee67c 100644
--- a/app-admin/logstash-bin/files/logstash.initd
+++ b/app-admin/logstash-bin/files/logstash.initd
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ checkconfig() {
 	fi
 
 	ebegin "Checking your configuration"
-	${command} ${command_args} --config.test_and_exit
+	${command} ${command_args} --path.logs "${LS_LOG_DIR}/configcheck" --config.test_and_exit
 	eend $? "Configuration error. Please fix your configuration files."
 }
 
@@ -54,12 +54,10 @@ start_pre() {
 
 	rc_ulimit="-n ${LS_OPEN_FILES}"
 
-	local d
-	for d in "${LS_INSTALL_DIR}/data" "$(dirname "${pidfile}")" "${LS_LOG_DIR}"; do
-		checkpath -d -o "${LS_USER}":"${LS_GROUP}" -m750 "$d"
-		chown -R "${LS_USER}":"${LS_GROUP}" "$d"
-	done
-
+	checkpath -d -o root:root "$(dirname "${pidfile}")"
+	checkpath -d -o "${LS_USER}":"${LS_GROUP}" "${LS_INSTALL_DIR}/data"
+	checkpath -d -o "${LS_USER}":"${LS_GROUP}" "${LS_INSTALL_DIR}/data/queue"
+	checkpath -d -o "${LS_USER}":"${LS_GROUP}" "${LS_LOG_DIR}"
 }
 
 stop() {
diff --git a/app-admin/logstash-bin/logstash-bin-5.4.3-r1.ebuild b/app-admin/logstash-bin/logstash-bin-5.4.3-r1.ebuild
index f8c948c..b8553e5 100644
--- a/app-admin/logstash-bin/logstash-bin-5.4.3-r1.ebuild
+++ b/app-admin/logstash-bin/logstash-bin-5.4.3-r1.ebuild
@@ -52,9 +52,10 @@ src_install() {
 }
 
 pkg_postinst() {
-	ewarn "The default user changed from root to ${MY_PN}. If you wish to run as root (for"
-	ewarn "example to read local logs), be sure to change LS_USER and LS_GROUP in"
-	ewarn "${EROOT%/}/etc/conf.d/${MY_PN}"
+	ewarn "The default user changed from root to ${MY_PN}. Please ensure proper permissions"
+	ewarn "for any input or output files, including the own logs of ${MY_PN}."
+	ewarn "If you wish to run as root (for example to read local logs), be sure to change"
+	ewarn "LS_USER and LS_GROUP in ${EROOT%/}/etc/conf.d/${MY_PN}."
 	ewarn
 	ewarn "Self installed plugins are removed during Logstash upgrades (Bug #622602)"
 	ewarn "Install the plugins via eselect module that will automatically re-install"