diff --git a/rpms/awips2.cave/Installer.cave-feature/component.spec b/rpms/awips2.cave/Installer.cave-feature/component.spec
index ff65f72b9e..ecc3c63308 100644
--- a/rpms/awips2.cave/Installer.cave-feature/component.spec
+++ b/rpms/awips2.cave/Installer.cave-feature/component.spec
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ function restoreCAVEAndFail()
    echo "restoring backup COMPLETE: ${LOG_TIMESTAMP}"
    cleanupUnzip
    exit 1
+   echo "function restoreCAVEAndFail complete"
 }
 
 # Set all paths required by CAVE before installing.
@@ -135,7 +136,7 @@ export PATH=/awips2/java/bin:/awips2/python/bin:${PATH}
 export JAVA_HOME="/awips2/java/jre"
 
 # Set the CAVE logfile location.
-export LOGFILE_CAVE=/dev/null
+export LOGFILE_CAVE=/awips2/cave/logs/
 
 # Use the eclipse p2 manager.
 CAVE_EXE="/awips2/cave/cave"
diff --git a/rpms/awips2.edex/Installer.edex/component.spec b/rpms/awips2.edex/Installer.edex/component.spec
index 5f63483c4d..0fcee2753a 100644
--- a/rpms/awips2.edex/Installer.edex/component.spec
+++ b/rpms/awips2.edex/Installer.edex/component.spec
@@ -146,6 +146,8 @@ if [ -d /awips2/.edex ]; then
    rm -rf /awips2/.edex
 fi
 
+chmod 775 /awips2/edex/data/manual
+
 %preun
 if [ "${1}" = "1" ]; then
    exit 0
@@ -174,7 +176,6 @@ rm -rf ${RPM_BUILD_ROOT}
 %dir /awips2/edex/logs
 %dir /awips2/edex/webapps
 
-%attr(775,awips,fxalpha) /awips2/edex/data/manual
 
 %defattr(755,awips,fxalpha,755)
 %dir /awips2/edex/bin