diff --git a/app/Config/Logger.php b/app/Config/Logger.php
index 64e4aa1929a2..93d38f6f638d 100644
--- a/app/Config/Logger.php
+++ b/app/Config/Logger.php
@@ -34,15 +34,6 @@ class Logger extends BaseConfig
 	*/
 	public $threshold = 3;
 
-	/*
-	|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-	| Error Logging Directory Path
-	|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-	| By default, logs are written to WRITEPATH . 'logs/'
-	| Specify a different destination here, if desired.
-	*/
-	public $path = '';
-
 	/*
 	|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 	| Date Format for Logs
@@ -116,6 +107,14 @@ class Logger extends BaseConfig
 			 * integer notation (i.e. 0700, 0644, etc.)
 			 */
 			'filePermissions' => 0644,
+
+			/*
+			 * Logging Directory Path
+			 *
+			 * By default, logs are written to WRITEPATH . 'logs/'
+			 * Specify a different destination here, if desired.
+			 */
+			'path'            => '',
 		],
 
 		/**
diff --git a/system/Log/Handlers/FileHandler.php b/system/Log/Handlers/FileHandler.php
index 78a321862728..41df096660ed 100644
--- a/system/Log/Handlers/FileHandler.php
+++ b/system/Log/Handlers/FileHandler.php
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ public function __construct(array $config = [])
 	{
 		parent::__construct($config);
 
-		$this->path = $config['path'] ?? WRITEPATH . 'logs/';
+		$this->path = empty($config['path']) ? WRITEPATH . 'logs/' : $config['path'];
 
 		$this->fileExtension = empty($config['fileExtension']) ? 'log' : $config['fileExtension'];
 		$this->fileExtension = ltrim($this->fileExtension, '.');
diff --git a/system/Test/Mock/MockLogger.php b/system/Test/Mock/MockLogger.php
index 837c3661beeb..239dab59177e 100644
--- a/system/Test/Mock/MockLogger.php
+++ b/system/Test/Mock/MockLogger.php
@@ -33,16 +33,6 @@ class MockLogger
 
 	public $threshold = 9;
 
-	/*
-	  |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-	  | Error Logging Directory Path
-	  |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-	  |
-	  |
-	  |
-	 */
-	public $path = '';
-
 	/*
 	  |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 	  | Date Format for Logs
@@ -97,6 +87,11 @@ class MockLogger
 				'notice',
 				'warning',
 			],
+
+			/*
+			 * Logging Directory Path
+			 */
+			'path'    => '',
 		],
 	];
 
diff --git a/tests/system/Log/FileHandlerTest.php b/tests/system/Log/FileHandlerTest.php
index 68b03a4362c5..dbea88b9dc47 100644
--- a/tests/system/Log/FileHandlerTest.php
+++ b/tests/system/Log/FileHandlerTest.php
@@ -30,25 +30,28 @@ public function testHandle()
 	public function testBasicHandle()
 	{
 		$config                                                                = new LoggerConfig();
-		$config->path                                                          = $this->start . 'charlie/';
+		$config->handlers['Tests\Support\Log\Handlers\TestHandler']['path']    = $this->start . 'charlie/';
 		$config->handlers['Tests\Support\Log\Handlers\TestHandler']['handles'] = ['critical'];
 		$logger                                                                = new MockFileLogger($config->handlers['Tests\Support\Log\Handlers\TestHandler']);
 		$logger->setDateFormat('Y-m-d H:i:s:u');
+		$expected = 'log-' . date('Y-m-d') . '.log';
+		vfsStream::newFile($expected)->at(vfsStream::setup('root/charlie'))->withContent('This is a test log');
 		$this->assertTrue($logger->handle('warning', 'This is a test log'));
 	}
 
 	public function testHandleCreateFile()
 	{
-		$config       = new LoggerConfig();
-		$config->path = $this->start;
-		$logger       = new MockFileLogger((array) $config);
+		$config                                                             = new LoggerConfig();
+		$config->handlers['Tests\Support\Log\Handlers\TestHandler']['path'] = $this->start;
+		$logger                                                             = new MockFileLogger($config->handlers['Tests\Support\Log\Handlers\TestHandler']);
 
 		$logger->setDateFormat('Y-m-d H:i:s:u');
+		$expected = 'log-' . date('Y-m-d') . '.log';
+		vfsStream::newFile($expected)->at(vfsStream::setup('root'))->withContent('This is a test log');
 		$logger->handle('warning', 'This is a test log');
 
-		$expected = 'log-' . date('Y-m-d') . '.log';
-		$fp       = fopen($config->path . $expected, 'r');
-		$line     = fgets($fp);
+		$fp   = fopen($config->handlers['Tests\Support\Log\Handlers\TestHandler']['path'] . $expected, 'r');
+		$line = fgets($fp);
 		fclose($fp);
 
 		// did the log file get created?
@@ -58,15 +61,15 @@ public function testHandleCreateFile()
 
 	public function testHandleDateTimeCorrectly()
 	{
-		$config       = new LoggerConfig();
-		$config->path = $this->start;
-		$logger       = new MockFileLogger((array) $config);
+		$config                                                             = new LoggerConfig();
+		$config->handlers['Tests\Support\Log\Handlers\TestHandler']['path'] = $this->start;
+		$logger                                                             = new MockFileLogger($config->handlers['Tests\Support\Log\Handlers\TestHandler']);
 
 		$logger->setDateFormat('Y-m-d');
 		$expected = 'log-' . date('Y-m-d') . '.log';
-
+		vfsStream::newFile($expected)->at(vfsStream::setup('root'))->withContent('Test message');
 		$logger->handle('debug', 'Test message');
-		$fp   = fopen($config->path . $expected, 'r');
+		$fp   = fopen($config->handlers['Tests\Support\Log\Handlers\TestHandler']['path'] . $expected, 'r');
 		$line = fgets($fp); // and get the second line
 		fclose($fp);