diff --git a/presto-local-file/src/main/java/io/prestosql/plugin/localfile/LocalFileConfig.java b/presto-local-file/src/main/java/io/prestosql/plugin/localfile/LocalFileConfig.java
index b2a161f2f..e3a93fd6d 100644
--- a/presto-local-file/src/main/java/io/prestosql/plugin/localfile/LocalFileConfig.java
+++ b/presto-local-file/src/main/java/io/prestosql/plugin/localfile/LocalFileConfig.java
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ public class LocalFileConfig
         return maxLogItemsLimit;
     }
 
+    @Config("presto-logs.http-request-log.location")
+    @ConfigDescription("Directory or file where http request logs are written")
     public LocalFileConfig setHttpRequestLogLocation(String httpRequestLogLocation)
     {
         this.httpRequestLogLocation = httpRequestLogLocation;
diff --git a/presto-local-file/src/test/java/io/prestosql/plugin/localfile/TestLocalFileConfig.java b/presto-local-file/src/test/java/io/prestosql/plugin/localfile/TestLocalFileConfig.java
index 54f79c3d5..688ed97ae 100644
--- a/presto-local-file/src/test/java/io/prestosql/plugin/localfile/TestLocalFileConfig.java
+++ b/presto-local-file/src/test/java/io/prestosql/plugin/localfile/TestLocalFileConfig.java
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ public class TestLocalFileConfig
     public void testDefaults()
     {
         ConfigAssertions.assertRecordedDefaults(ConfigAssertions.recordDefaults(LocalFileConfig.class)
-                .setHttpRequestLogFileNamePattern(null));
+                .setHttpRequestLogFileNamePattern(null).setHttpRequestLogLocation("var/log/http-request.log"));
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -33,11 +33,14 @@ public class TestLocalFileConfig
     {
         Map<String, String> properties = new ImmutableMap.Builder<String, String>()
                 .put("presto-logs.http-request-log.pattern", "bar")
+                .put("presto-logs.http-request-log.location", "jar")
                 .build();
 
         LocalFileConfig expected = new LocalFileConfig()
                 .setHttpRequestLogFileNamePattern("bar");
 
+        expected.setHttpRequestLogLocation("jar");
+
         ConfigAssertions.assertFullMapping(properties, expected);
     }
 }