diff --git a/roles/rsyslog/templates/rsyslog.conf.j2 b/roles/rsyslog/templates/rsyslog.conf.j2
index 5a1286b..e432c08 100644
--- a/roles/rsyslog/templates/rsyslog.conf.j2
+++ b/roles/rsyslog/templates/rsyslog.conf.j2
@@ -28,16 +28,16 @@ $FileOwner {{ rsyslog_file_owner }}
 $FileGroup {{ rsyslog_file_group }}
 {% endif %}
 {% if rsyslog_dir_owner is defined %}
-$FileOwner {{ rsyslog_dir_owner }}
+$DirOwner {{ rsyslog_dir_owner }}
 {% endif %}
 {% if rsyslog_dir_group is defined %}
-$FileGroup {{ rsyslog_dir_group }}
+$DirGroup {{ rsyslog_dir_group }}
 {% endif %}
 {% if rsyslog_file_create_mode is defined %}
 $FileCreateMode {{ rsyslog_file_create_mode }}
 {% endif %}
 {% if rsyslog_create_dirs is defined %}
-CreateDirs {{ rsyslog_create_dirs | ternary('on', 'off') }}
+$CreateDirs {{ rsyslog_create_dirs | ternary('on', 'off') }}
 {% endif %}
 {% if rsyslog_dir_create_mode is defined %}
 $DirCreateMode {{ rsyslog_dir_create_mode }}