diff --git a/descriptor-packages/tools/charm-generator/generator/ansible-charm/templates/ansible_lib.py.j2 b/descriptor-packages/tools/charm-generator/generator/ansible-charm/templates/ansible_lib.py.j2
index 9da7402..7492c6d 100644
--- a/descriptor-packages/tools/charm-generator/generator/ansible-charm/templates/ansible_lib.py.j2
+++ b/descriptor-packages/tools/charm-generator/generator/ansible-charm/templates/ansible_lib.py.j2
@@ -60,7 +60,8 @@
     with open(ansible_config_path, 'w') as f:
         f.write('[defaults]\n')
         f.write('host_key_checking = False\n')
-
+        # logs playbook execution attempts to the specified path
+        f.write('log_path = /var/log/ansible.log\n')
 
 # Function to find the playbook path
 def find(pattern, path):