diff --git a/tasks/configure.yml b/tasks/configure.yml
index 0e812a96..23832116 100644
--- a/tasks/configure.yml
+++ b/tasks/configure.yml
@@ -19,3 +19,10 @@
   with_items: "{{ php_conf_paths }}"
   notify: Restart webserver
   when: php_use_managed_ini
+
+- name: Give permissions to php-fpm.log
+  file:
+    path: /var/log/php-fpm.log
+    owner: "{{ __php_fpm_pool_user }}"
+    group: "{{ __php_fpm_pool_group }}"
+    mode: 0664
diff --git a/templates/php.ini.j2 b/templates/php.ini.j2
index 8cabc458..e2fc079e 100644
--- a/templates/php.ini.j2
+++ b/templates/php.ini.j2
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ error_reporting = {{ php_error_reporting }}
 display_errors = {{ php_display_errors }}
 display_startup_errors = {{ php_display_startup_errors }}
 log_errors = On
+error_log = /var/log/php-fpm.log
 log_errors_max_len = 1024
 ignore_repeated_errors = Off
 ignore_repeated_source = Off