--- /etc/init.d/apache2.old	2011-02-22 12:34:51.000000000 -0600
+++ /etc/init.d/apache2	2011-06-13 13:10:45.364774835 -0500
@@ -170,6 +170,17 @@
 case $1 in
 	start)
 		log_daemon_msg "Starting web server" "apache2"
+		(
+			# uses subshell to keep current env clear
+			. $APACHE_ENVVARS
+			if [ -d "$APACHE_LOG_DIR" ] ; then
+				return 0
+			elif mkdir "$APACHE_LOG_DIR" ; then
+				return 0
+			else
+				return 1
+			fi
+		) || log_end_msg 1
 		if $APACHE2CTL start; then
 			if check_htcacheclean ; then
 				log_progress_msg htcacheclean
@@ -274,3 +285,4 @@
 		exit 1
 	;;
 esac
+