diff --git a/tez-dag/pom.xml b/tez-dag/pom.xml
index 5f63079..c6962ae 100644
--- a/tez-dag/pom.xml
+++ b/tez-dag/pom.xml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
     org.apache.tez.dag.app.rm.container.AMContainerImpl</tez.dag.state.classes>
     <tez.graphviz.title>Tez</tez.graphviz.title>
     <tez.graphviz.output.file>Tez.gv</tez.graphviz.output.file>
-    <test.tmp.dir>${project.build.directory}/dagviz</test.tmp.dir>
+    <test.log.dir>${project.build.directory}/logs</test.log.dir>
   </properties>
   <artifactId>tez-dag</artifactId>
 
@@ -195,8 +195,8 @@
             <phase>generate-sources</phase>
             <configuration>
               <tasks>
-                <delete dir="${test.tmp.dir}" />
-                <mkdir dir="${test.tmp.dir}" />
+                <delete dir="${test.log.dir}" />
+                <mkdir dir="${test.log.dir}" />
               </tasks>
             </configuration>
             <goals>
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@
         <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
         <configuration>
           <environmentVariables>
-            <LOG_DIRS>${test.tmp.dir}</LOG_DIRS>
+            <LOG_DIRS>${test.log.dir}</LOG_DIRS>
           </environmentVariables>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
diff --git a/tez-ext-service-tests/pom.xml b/tez-ext-service-tests/pom.xml
index f27e35c..c806bf7 100644
--- a/tez-ext-service-tests/pom.xml
+++ b/tez-ext-service-tests/pom.xml
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@
 
   <artifactId>tez-ext-service-tests</artifactId>
 
+  <properties>
+    <test.log.dir>${project.build.directory}/logs</test.log.dir>
+  </properties>
+
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
@@ -126,6 +130,33 @@
     </resources>
     <plugins>
       <plugin>
+        <artifactId>maven-antrun-plugin</artifactId>
+        <executions>
+          <execution>
+            <id>generate-sources</id>
+            <phase>generate-sources</phase>
+            <configuration>
+              <tasks>
+                <delete dir="${test.log.dir}" />
+                <mkdir dir="${test.log.dir}" />
+              </tasks>
+            </configuration>
+            <goals>
+              <goal>run</goal>
+            </goals>
+          </execution>
+        </executions>
+      </plugin>
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+        <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
+        <configuration>
+          <environmentVariables>
+            <LOG_DIRS>${test.log.dir}</LOG_DIRS>
+          </environmentVariables>
+        </configuration>
+      </plugin>
+      <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.rat</groupId>
         <artifactId>apache-rat-plugin</artifactId>
       </plugin>
diff --git a/tez-tests/pom.xml b/tez-tests/pom.xml
index ad834e1..c744e68 100644
--- a/tez-tests/pom.xml
+++ b/tez-tests/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
   <artifactId>tez-tests</artifactId>
 
   <properties>
-    <test.tmp.dir>${project.build.directory}/dagviz</test.tmp.dir>
+    <test.log.dir>${project.build.directory}/logs</test.log.dir>
   </properties>
 
   <dependencies>
@@ -141,8 +141,8 @@
             <phase>generate-sources</phase>
             <configuration>
               <tasks>
-                <delete dir="${test.tmp.dir}" />
-                <mkdir dir="${test.tmp.dir}" />
+                <delete dir="${test.log.dir}" />
+                <mkdir dir="${test.log.dir}" />
               </tasks>
             </configuration>
             <goals>
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@
         <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
         <configuration>
           <environmentVariables>
-            <LOG_DIRS>${test.tmp.dir}</LOG_DIRS>
+            <LOG_DIRS>${test.log.dir}</LOG_DIRS>
           </environmentVariables>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>