diff --git a/python_apps/media-monitor/install/media-monitor-install.py b/python_apps/media-monitor/install/media-monitor-install.py
index a9e7846b6..a96b3e4d4 100644
--- a/python_apps/media-monitor/install/media-monitor-install.py
+++ b/python_apps/media-monitor/install/media-monitor-install.py
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ try:
 
   print "Creating log directories"
   create_path(config["log_dir"])
-  os.system("chmod -R 755 " + config["log_dir"])
+  #os.system("chmod -R 755 " + config["log_dir"])
   os.system("chown -R pypo:pypo "+config["log_dir"])
 
   copy_dir("%s/.."%current_script_dir, config["bin_dir"])
diff --git a/python_apps/pypo/install/pypo-install.py b/python_apps/pypo/install/pypo-install.py
index 44dfe3077..0853cf9a9 100644
--- a/python_apps/pypo/install/pypo-install.py
+++ b/python_apps/pypo/install/pypo-install.py
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ try:
   os.remove(config["bin_dir"]+"/bin/liquidsoap_scripts/liquidsoap.cfg")
   
   print "Setting permissions"
-  os.system("chmod -R 755 "+config["bin_dir"])
+  #os.system("chmod -R 755 "+config["bin_dir"])
   os.system("chown -R pypo:pypo "+config["bin_dir"])
   os.system("chown -R pypo:pypo "+config["cache_base_dir"])
 
@@ -112,8 +112,12 @@ try:
 
   p = Popen("update-rc.d airtime-playout defaults >/dev/null 2>&1", shell=True)
   sts = os.waitpid(p.pid, 0)[1]
+
+  #copy logrotate script
+  shutil.copy(config["bin_dir"]+"/bin/liquidsoap_scripts/airtime-liquidsoap.logrotate", "/etc/logrotate.d/airtime-liquidsoap")
   
-  # we should access the DB and generate liquidsoap.cfg under etc/airtime/
+  
+  # we should access the DB and generate liquidsoap.cfg under /etc/airtime/
   api_client = api_client.api_client_factory(config)
   ss = api_client.get_stream_setting()
   
diff --git a/python_apps/pypo/install/pypo-uninstall.py b/python_apps/pypo/install/pypo-uninstall.py
index cc39187ad..c6f95da3a 100644
--- a/python_apps/pypo/install/pypo-uninstall.py
+++ b/python_apps/pypo/install/pypo-uninstall.py
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ try:
     os.system("/etc/init.d/airtime-playout stop")
     os.system("rm -f /etc/init.d/airtime-playout")
     os.system("update-rc.d -f airtime-playout remove >/dev/null 2>&1")
+
+    #copy logrotate script
+    os.system("rm -f /etc/logrotate.d/airtime-liquidsoap")
         
     print "Removing cache directories"
     remove_path(config["cache_base_dir"])
diff --git a/python_apps/pypo/liquidsoap_scripts/airtime-liquidsoap.logrotate b/python_apps/pypo/liquidsoap_scripts/airtime-liquidsoap.logrotate
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9e0efed20
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python_apps/pypo/liquidsoap_scripts/airtime-liquidsoap.logrotate
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+/var/log/airtime/pypo-liquidsoap/ls_script.log {
+  compress
+  rotate 10
+  size 1000k
+  missingok
+  notifempty
+  sharedscripts
+  postrotate
+    start-stop-daemon --stop --signal USR1 --quiet --pidfile /var/run/airtime-liquidsoap.pid
+  endscript
+}
diff --git a/python_apps/show-recorder/install/recorder-install.py b/python_apps/show-recorder/install/recorder-install.py
index f09e47755..ad576e22f 100644
--- a/python_apps/show-recorder/install/recorder-install.py
+++ b/python_apps/show-recorder/install/recorder-install.py
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ try:
 
   print "Creating temporary media storage directory"
   create_path(config["base_recorded_files"])
-  os.system("chmod -R 755 "+config["base_recorded_files"])
+  #os.system("chmod -R 755 "+config["base_recorded_files"])
   os.system("chown -R pypo:pypo "+config["base_recorded_files"])
 
   print "Creating log directories"