diff --git a/chart/templates/console/deployment.yaml b/chart/templates/console/deployment.yaml
index 65f721c1db145a9561e2839459012d6304e9aa16..38d99d5b04c90315d41a30446cbe0981d75692da 100644
--- a/chart/templates/console/deployment.yaml
+++ b/chart/templates/console/deployment.yaml
@@ -86,5 +86,10 @@ spec:
         configMap:
           name: twistlock-console
       - name: syslog-socket
+        {{- if .Values.console.syslogPersistence.enabled}}
+        hostPath:
+          path: "/dev/log"
+        {{- else}}
         emptyDir: {}
+        {{- end}}