--- a/atop.service
+++ b/atop.service
@@ -9,5 +9,6 @@
 Environment=LOGPATH=/var/log/atop
-EnvironmentFile=/etc/default/atop
+EnvironmentFile=-/etc/default/atop
 ExecStartPre=/bin/sh -c 'test -n "$LOGINTERVAL" -a "$LOGINTERVAL" -eq "$LOGINTERVAL"'
 ExecStartPre=/bin/sh -c 'test -n "$LOGGENERATIONS" -a "$LOGGENERATIONS" -eq "$LOGGENERATIONS"'
+ExecStartPre=/bin/sh -c 'mkdir -p "${LOGPATH}"'
 ExecStart=/bin/sh -c 'exec @out@/bin/atop ${LOGOPTS} -w "${LOGPATH}/atop_$(date +%%Y%%m%%d)" ${LOGINTERVAL}'