diff --git a/build/package/files/etc/logrotate.d/api-umbrella b/build/package/files/etc/logrotate.d/api-umbrella
index a0855916f..823304864 100644
--- a/build/package/files/etc/logrotate.d/api-umbrella
+++ b/build/package/files/etc/logrotate.d/api-umbrella
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 /opt/api-umbrella/var/log/*/current /opt/api-umbrella/var/log/nginx/*.log /opt/api-umbrella/var/log/rsyslog/*.log {
   daily
   rotate 90
-  create 644 api-umbrella api-umbrella
   missingok
   compress
   delaycompress
@@ -18,7 +17,6 @@
 /opt/api-umbrella/var/log/nginx/*.log.gz {
   daily
   rotate 90
-  create 644 api-umbrella api-umbrella
   missingok
   nocompress
   notifempty
@@ -33,7 +31,6 @@
 /opt/api-umbrella/var/log/rsyslog/*.log.gz {
   daily
   rotate 21
-  create 644 api-umbrella api-umbrella
   missingok
   nocompress
   notifempty
@@ -48,7 +45,6 @@
 /opt/api-umbrella/var/log/elasticsearch/*.log /opt/api-umbrella/var/log/trafficserver/*.blog /opt/api-umbrella/var/log/trafficserver/*.log /opt/api-umbrella/var/log/trafficserver/*.out {
   daily
   rotate 90
-  create 644 api-umbrella api-umbrella
   missingok
   compress
   delaycompress
diff --git a/build/package_dependencies.sh b/build/package_dependencies.sh
index e35ab18ea..eee36648f 100644
--- a/build/package_dependencies.sh
+++ b/build/package_dependencies.sh
@@ -39,14 +39,17 @@ if [ -f /etc/redhat-release ]; then
 
     # ElasticSearch
     java-1.8.0-openjdk-headless
-    # For getopt, should no longer be necessary in ElasticSearch 2:
-    # https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/pull/12165
-    $util_linux_package
     which
 
     # init.d script helpers
     initscripts
 
+    # For kill used in stop/reopen-logs commands.
+    $util_linux_package
+
+    # For pstree used in reopen-logs command.
+    psmisc
+
     # For pkill/pgrep used for legacy status/stop commands.
     $procps_package
   )
@@ -142,6 +145,12 @@ elif [ -f /etc/debian_version ]; then
     sysvinit-utils
     lsb-base
 
+    # For kill used in stop/reopen-logs commands.
+    procps
+
+    # For pstree used in reopen-logs command.
+    psmisc
+
     # For pkill/pgrep used for legacy status/stop commands.
     procps
   )
diff --git a/src/api-umbrella/cli/reopen_logs.lua b/src/api-umbrella/cli/reopen_logs.lua
index 09d135faa..11002f9b9 100644
--- a/src/api-umbrella/cli/reopen_logs.lua
+++ b/src/api-umbrella/cli/reopen_logs.lua
@@ -3,19 +3,27 @@ local read_config = require "api-umbrella.cli.read_config"
 local run_command = require "api-umbrella.utils.run_command"
 local status = require "api-umbrella.cli.status"
 
-local function reopen_perp_logs(perp_base)
-  local _, output, err = run_command("perpls -g -b " .. perp_base)
+local function reopen_perp_logs(parent_pid)
+  -- Use pstree and parse the output to find all the log processes under the
+  -- root process.
+  --
+  -- We use this instead of perpctl for finding the log processes, since
+  -- perpctl doesn't seem to have a way to send signals to the root perpd's log
+  -- process (just the services underneath perpd). Since we also want to be
+  -- sure to reopen perpd's logs, we need to use this approach.
+  local _, output, err = run_command("pstree -p -A " .. parent_pid)
   if err then
     print("Failed to reopen logs for perp\n" .. err)
     os.exit(1)
   end
 
+  local log_process_name = "svlogd"
   for line in string.gmatch(output, "[^\r\n]+") do
-    local service_status, service = string.match(line, "^%[(.) .-%]%s+(%S+)")
-    if service_status == "+" then
-      local _, _, reload_err = run_command("perpctl -L -b " .. perp_base .. " hup " .. service)
+    local log_pid = string.match(line, log_process_name .. "%((%d+)%)")
+    if log_pid then
+      local _, _, reload_err = run_command("kill -s HUP " .. log_pid)
       if reload_err then
-        print("Failed to reopen logs for " .. service .. "\n" .. reload_err)
+        print("Failed to reopen logs for " .. log_pid .. "\n" .. reload_err)
         os.exit(1)
       end
     end
@@ -39,7 +47,7 @@ local function reopen_rsyslog(perp_base)
 end
 
 return function()
-  local running = status()
+  local running, pid = status()
   if not running then
     print("api-umbrella is stopped")
     os.exit(1)
@@ -48,7 +56,7 @@ return function()
   local config = read_config()
   local perp_base = path.join(config["etc_dir"], "perp")
 
-  reopen_perp_logs(perp_base)
+  reopen_perp_logs(pid)
 
   if config["_service_router_enabled?"] then
     reopen_nginx(perp_base)