diff --git a/mongodb-org-3.2/templates/mongod-3.2.conf.j2 b/mongodb-org-3.2/templates/mongod-3.2.conf.j2
index a777e6b8..a197f6b7 100644
--- a/mongodb-org-3.2/templates/mongod-3.2.conf.j2
+++ b/mongodb-org-3.2/templates/mongod-3.2.conf.j2
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ storage:
 systemLog:
   destination: {{ mongodb_systemlog_destination }}
   path: {{ mongodb_logpath }}
-{% if mongodb_systemlog_external_logrotate %}
+{% if not mongodb_systemlog_external_logrotate %}
   logRotate: rename
   logAppend: false
 {% else %}
diff --git a/mongodb-org-3/templates/mongod-3.0.conf.j2 b/mongodb-org-3/templates/mongod-3.0.conf.j2
index 48e45f17..d6e56cef 100644
--- a/mongodb-org-3/templates/mongod-3.0.conf.j2
+++ b/mongodb-org-3/templates/mongod-3.0.conf.j2
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ storage:
 systemLog:
   destination: {{ mongodb_systemlog_destination }}
   path: {{ mongodb_logpath }}
-{% if mongodb_systemlog_external_logrotate %}
+{% if not mongodb_systemlog_external_logrotate %}
   logRotate: rename
   logAppend: false
 {% else %}