diff --git a/bin/start.sh b/bin/start.sh
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--- a/bin/start.sh
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-nohup ./vtgate  --topo_implementation etcd2 --topo_global_server_address http://preglo151.etcd.jddb.com:4001 --topo_global_root /vt/global --log_dir /export/data/mysql/tmp  --redact-debug-ui-queries --port 15009 --grpc_port 15999 --grpc_max_message_size 67108864 --mysql_server_port 3359 --service_map grpc-vtgateservice --cells_to_watch zyx151a --tablet_types_to_wait MASTER,REPLICA --mysql_auth_server_config_file /etc/config/acl/user2.json --cell zyx151a > /dev/null &
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+LOGS_DIR="/export/log/vtgate"
+
+if [ ! -d $LOGS_DIR ]; then
+	mkdir -p $LOGS_DIR
+fi
+
+nohup ./vtgate  --topo_implementation etcd2 --topo_global_server_address http://preglo151.etcd.jddb.com:4001 --topo_global_root /vt/global --log_dir /export/log/vtgate/tmp  --redact-debug-ui-queries --port 15009 --grpc_port 15999 --grpc_max_message_size 67108864 --mysql_server_port 3359 --service_map grpc-vtgateservice --cells_to_watch zyx151a --tablet_types_to_wait MASTER,REPLICA --mysql_auth_server_config_file /etc/config/acl/user2.json --cell zyx151a > /export/log/vtgate/vtgate_console.log 2>&1 &
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