diff --git a/k8s/helm_charts2/templates/filer-statefulset.yaml b/k8s/helm_charts2/templates/filer-statefulset.yaml
index 978cdeec8..ad1325609 100644
--- a/k8s/helm_charts2/templates/filer-statefulset.yaml
+++ b/k8s/helm_charts2/templates/filer-statefulset.yaml
@@ -101,7 +101,12 @@ spec:
             - "/bin/sh"
             - "-ec"
             - | 
-              exec /usr/bin/weed -logdir=/logs \
+              exec /usr/bin/weed \
+              {{- if eq .Values.filer.logs.type "hostPath" }}
+              -logdir=/logs \
+              {{- else }}
+              -logtostderr=true \
+              {{- end }}
               {{- if .Values.filer.loggingOverrideLevel }}
               -v={{ .Values.filer.loggingOverrideLevel }} \
               {{- else }}
diff --git a/k8s/helm_charts2/templates/master-statefulset.yaml b/k8s/helm_charts2/templates/master-statefulset.yaml
index c31962036..1584387fd 100644
--- a/k8s/helm_charts2/templates/master-statefulset.yaml
+++ b/k8s/helm_charts2/templates/master-statefulset.yaml
@@ -90,7 +90,12 @@ spec:
             - "/bin/sh"
             - "-ec"
             - | 
-              exec /usr/bin/weed -logdir=/logs \
+              exec /usr/bin/weed \
+              {{- if eq .Values.master.logs.type "hostPath" }}
+              -logdir=/logs \
+              {{- else }}
+              -logtostderr=true \
+              {{- end }}
               {{- if .Values.master.loggingOverrideLevel }}
               -v={{ .Values.master.loggingOverrideLevel }} \
               {{- else }}
diff --git a/k8s/helm_charts2/templates/s3-deployment.yaml b/k8s/helm_charts2/templates/s3-deployment.yaml
index c9e12e9cb..a13c0790a 100644
--- a/k8s/helm_charts2/templates/s3-deployment.yaml
+++ b/k8s/helm_charts2/templates/s3-deployment.yaml
@@ -72,7 +72,12 @@ spec:
             - "/bin/sh"
             - "-ec"
             - | 
-              exec /usr/bin/weed -logdir=/logs \
+              exec /usr/bin/weed \
+               {{- if eq .Values.s3.logs.type "hostPath" }}
+              -logdir=/logs \
+              {{- else }}
+              -logtostderr=true \
+              {{- end }}
               {{- if .Values.s3.loggingOverrideLevel }}
               -v={{ .Values.s3.loggingOverrideLevel }} \
               {{- else }}
diff --git a/k8s/helm_charts2/templates/volume-statefulset.yaml b/k8s/helm_charts2/templates/volume-statefulset.yaml
index 55431f477..86592252f 100644
--- a/k8s/helm_charts2/templates/volume-statefulset.yaml
+++ b/k8s/helm_charts2/templates/volume-statefulset.yaml
@@ -93,7 +93,12 @@ spec:
             - "/bin/sh"
             - "-ec"
             - |
-              exec /usr/bin/weed -logdir=/logs \
+              exec /usr/bin/weed \
+                {{- if eq .Values.volume.logs.type "hostPath" }}
+                -logdir=/logs \
+                {{- else }}
+                -logtostderr=true \
+                {{- end }}
                 {{- if .Values.volume.loggingOverrideLevel }}
                 -v={{ .Values.volume.loggingOverrideLevel }} \
                 {{- else }}