diff --git a/apps/emqx_management/src/emqx_mgmt_api_nodes.erl b/apps/emqx_management/src/emqx_mgmt_api_nodes.erl
index bd5b0d85e..318f687cb 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_management/src/emqx_mgmt_api_nodes.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_management/src/emqx_mgmt_api_nodes.erl
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ log_path() ->
     get_log_path(Configs).
 
 get_log_path([#{config := #{file := Path}} | _LoggerConfigs]) ->
-    Path;
+    filename:dirname(Path);
 get_log_path([_LoggerConfig | LoggerConfigs]) ->
     get_log_path(LoggerConfigs);
 get_log_path([]) ->
diff --git a/apps/emqx_management/test/emqx_mgmt_api_nodes_SUITE.erl b/apps/emqx_management/test/emqx_mgmt_api_nodes_SUITE.erl
index 0bb98aca6..4fb512ed0 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_management/test/emqx_mgmt_api_nodes_SUITE.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_management/test/emqx_mgmt_api_nodes_SUITE.erl
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ t_log_path(_) ->
     {ok, NodeInfo} = emqx_mgmt_api_test_util:request_api(get, NodePath),
     #{<<"log_path">> := Path} = emqx_json:decode(NodeInfo, [return_maps]),
     ?assertEqual(
-        <<"emqx-test.log">>,
+        <<"log">>,
         filename:basename(Path)
     ).