diff --git a/internal/common.go b/internal/common.go
index 9e7a78b48..cb8cfb7a9 100644
--- a/internal/common.go
+++ b/internal/common.go
@@ -50,6 +50,12 @@ const (
 	// ShimLogFifoName is the name of the FIFO created by containerd for a shim to write its logs to
 	ShimLogFifoName = "log"
 
+	// LogPathNameStart is the name of the FIFO created by containerd for a shim to write its logs to
+	LogPathNameStart = "log_start"
+
+	// LogPathNameLoad is the name of the FIFO created by containerd for a shim to write its logs to
+	LogPathNameLoad = "log_load"
+
 	// OCIConfigName is the name of the OCI bundle's config field
 	OCIConfigName = "config.json"
 
diff --git a/internal/vm/dir.go b/internal/vm/dir.go
index 228350a35..6c3fdece7 100644
--- a/internal/vm/dir.go
+++ b/internal/vm/dir.go
@@ -83,6 +83,19 @@ func (d Dir) OpenLogFifo(requestCtx context.Context) (io.ReadWriteCloser, error)
 	return fifo.OpenFifo(requestCtx, d.LogFifoPath(), unix.O_WRONLY|unix.O_NONBLOCK, 0200)
 }
 
+// LogStartPath returns the path to the file for storing
+// firecracker logs after the microVM is started and until
+// it is Offloaded
+func (d Dir) LogStartPath() string {
+	return filepath.Join(d.RootPath(), internal.LogPathNameStart)
+}
+
+// LogLoadPath returns the path to the file for storing
+// firecracker logs after the microVM is loaded from a snapshot
+func (d Dir) LogLoadPath() string {
+	return filepath.Join(d.RootPath(), internal.LogPathNameLoad)
+}
+
 // FirecrackerSockPath returns the path to the unix socket at which the firecracker VMM
 // services its API
 func (d Dir) FirecrackerSockPath() string {
diff --git a/runtime/service.go b/runtime/service.go
index 48e6e9dd6..99eb0ed77 100644
--- a/runtime/service.go
+++ b/runtime/service.go
@@ -875,13 +875,8 @@ func (s *service) buildVMConfiguration(req *proto.CreateVMRequest) (*firecracker
 	}
 
 	// TODO: Remove hardcoding and make a parameter
-	logFilePath := fmt.Sprintf("/tmp/log_%s_start.logs", s.vmID)
-	if err := os.RemoveAll(logFilePath); err != nil {
-		s.logger.WithError(err).Errorf("Failed to delete %s", logFilePath)
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	if _, err := os.OpenFile(logFilePath, os.O_RDONLY|os.O_CREATE, 0600); err != nil {
-		s.logger.WithError(err).Errorf("Failed to create %s", logFilePath)
+	if _, err := os.OpenFile(s.shimDir.LogStartPath(), os.O_RDONLY|os.O_CREATE, 0600); err != nil {
+		s.logger.WithError(err).Errorf("Failed to create %s", s.shimDir.LogStartPath())
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
@@ -892,7 +887,7 @@ func (s *service) buildVMConfiguration(req *proto.CreateVMRequest) (*firecracker
 			ID:   "agent_api",
 		}},
 		// Put LogPath insteadof LogFifo here to comply with the new Firecracker logging
-		LogPath:    logFilePath,
+		LogPath:    s.shimDir.LogStartPath(),
 		MachineCfg: machineConfigurationFromProto(s.config, req.MachineCfg),
 		LogLevel:   s.config.DebugHelper.GetFirecrackerLogLevel(),
 		VMID:       s.vmID,
@@ -1629,8 +1624,7 @@ func (s *service) startFirecrackerProcess() error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	// TODO: Remove hardcoding and make a parameter
-	logFilePath := fmt.Sprintf("/tmp/log_%s_after.logs", s.vmID)
+	logFilePath := s.shimDir.LogLoadPath()
 	if err := os.RemoveAll(logFilePath); err != nil {
 		s.logger.WithError(err).Errorf("Failed to delete %s", logFilePath)
 		return err
diff --git a/runtime/service_test.go b/runtime/service_test.go
index 80e690221..b10417dd3 100644
--- a/runtime/service_test.go
+++ b/runtime/service_test.go
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ func TestBuildVMConfiguration(t *testing.T) {
 			// TODO: FIX TEST WHEN LogPath is no longer hardcoded
 			//tc.expectedCfg.LogFifo = svc.shimDir.FirecrackerLogFifoPath()
 			//tc.expectedCfg.MetricsFifo = svc.shimDir.FirecrackerMetricsFifoPath()
-			tc.expectedCfg.LogPath = "/tmp/log__start.logs"
+			tc.expectedCfg.LogPath = svc.shimDir.LogStartPath()
 
 			drives := make([]models.Drive, tc.expectedStubDriveCount)
 			for i := 0; i < tc.expectedStubDriveCount; i++ {