diff --git a/scm-core/src/test/java/sonia/scm/BaseDirectoryTest.java b/scm-core/src/test/java/sonia/scm/BaseDirectoryTest.java
index 36b15b0c56..b9342db32d 100644
--- a/scm-core/src/test/java/sonia/scm/BaseDirectoryTest.java
+++ b/scm-core/src/test/java/sonia/scm/BaseDirectoryTest.java
@@ -25,9 +25,6 @@
 package sonia.scm;
 
 import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableMap;
-import lombok.Builder;
-import org.junit.jupiter.api.AfterEach;
-import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeEach;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Nested;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 
diff --git a/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/ScmLogFilePropertyDefiner.java b/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/ScmLogFilePropertyDefiner.java
index 9161c0eec3..a839d95770 100644
--- a/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/ScmLogFilePropertyDefiner.java
+++ b/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/ScmLogFilePropertyDefiner.java
@@ -21,63 +21,64 @@
  * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
  * SOFTWARE.
  */
-    
+
 package sonia.scm;
 
 //~--- non-JDK imports --------------------------------------------------------
 
 import ch.qos.logback.core.PropertyDefinerBase;
+import com.google.common.annotations.VisibleForTesting;
+import sonia.scm.util.SystemUtil;
 
 //~--- JDK imports ------------------------------------------------------------
 
 import java.io.File;
+import java.util.Properties;
 
 /**
+ * Resolve directory path for SCM-Manager logs.
  *
  * @author Sebastian Sdorra
  */
-public class ScmLogFilePropertyDefiner extends PropertyDefinerBase
-{
+public class ScmLogFilePropertyDefiner extends PropertyDefinerBase {
 
-  /** Field description */
-  public static final String LOG_DIRECTORY = "logs";
+  private final String logDirectoryPath;
 
-  //~--- constructors ---------------------------------------------------------
+  public ScmLogFilePropertyDefiner() {
+    this(SCMContext.getContext(), SystemUtil.getPlatform(), System.getProperties());
+  }
 
-  /**
-   * Constructs ...
-   *
-   */
-  public ScmLogFilePropertyDefiner()
-  {
-    File logDirectory = new File(SCMContext.getContext().getBaseDirectory(),
-                                 LOG_DIRECTORY);
+  @VisibleForTesting
+  ScmLogFilePropertyDefiner(SCMContextProvider context, Platform platform, Properties properties) {
+    File logDirectory = resolveDirectory(context, platform, properties);
 
-    if (!logDirectory.exists() &&!logDirectory.mkdirs())
-    {
+    if (!logDirectory.exists() && !logDirectory.mkdirs()) {
       throw new ConfigurationException(
-          "could not create log directory ".concat(logDirectory.getPath()));
+        "could not create log directory ".concat(logDirectory.getPath()));
     }
 
     this.logDirectoryPath = logDirectory.getAbsolutePath();
   }
 
-  //~--- get methods ----------------------------------------------------------
+  private File resolveDirectory(SCMContextProvider context, Platform platform, Properties properties) {
+    if (platform.isMac()) {
+      return resolveOsX(properties);
+    } else {
+      return resolveDefault(context);
+    }
+  }
+
+  private File resolveOsX(Properties properties) {
+    return new File(properties.getProperty("user.home"), "Library/Logs/SCM-Manager");
+  }
+
+  private File resolveDefault(SCMContextProvider context) {
+    return new File(context.getBaseDirectory(), "logs");
+  }
 
-  /**
-   * Method description
-   *
-   *
-   * @return
-   */
   @Override
-  public String getPropertyValue()
-  {
+  public String getPropertyValue() {
     return logDirectoryPath;
   }
 
-  //~--- fields ---------------------------------------------------------------
-
-  /** Field description */
-  private String logDirectoryPath;
 }
diff --git a/scm-webapp/src/test/java/sonia/scm/ScmLogFilePropertyDefinerTest.java b/scm-webapp/src/test/java/sonia/scm/ScmLogFilePropertyDefinerTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6372c75aa1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scm-webapp/src/test/java/sonia/scm/ScmLogFilePropertyDefinerTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+/*
+ * MIT License
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2020-present Cloudogu GmbH and Contributors
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+ * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+ * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+ * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+ * copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+ * SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+package sonia.scm;
+
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.extension.ExtendWith;
+import org.junitpioneer.jupiter.TempDirectory;
+import org.mockito.Mock;
+import org.mockito.junit.jupiter.MockitoExtension;
+
+import java.nio.file.Path;
+import java.util.Properties;
+
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
+
+@ExtendWith({MockitoExtension.class, TempDirectory.class})
+class ScmLogFilePropertyDefinerTest {
+
+  @Mock
+  private SCMContextProvider context;
+
+  @Test
+  void shouldReturnPath(@TempDirectory.TempDir Path tempDir) {
+    when(context.getBaseDirectory()).thenReturn(tempDir.toFile());
+    ScmLogFilePropertyDefiner definer = builder().create();
+
+    Path logDirectory = tempDir.resolve("logs");
+    assertThat(definer.getPropertyValue()).isEqualTo(logDirectory.toAbsolutePath().toString());
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  void shouldReturnOsxPath(@TempDirectory.TempDir Path tempDir) {
+    ScmLogFilePropertyDefiner definer = builder()
+      .withOs("Mac OS X")
+      .withUserHome(tempDir.toAbsolutePath().toString())
+      .create();
+
+    Path logDirectory = tempDir.resolve("Library/Logs/SCM-Manager");
+    assertThat(definer.getPropertyValue()).isEqualTo(logDirectory.toAbsolutePath().toString());
+  }
+
+  private ScmLogFilePropertyDefinerBuilder builder() {
+    return new ScmLogFilePropertyDefinerBuilder();
+  }
+
+  private class ScmLogFilePropertyDefinerBuilder {
+
+    private Platform platform;
+    private Properties properties = new Properties();
+
+    public ScmLogFilePropertyDefinerBuilder() {
+      withOs("Linux");
+    }
+
+    public ScmLogFilePropertyDefinerBuilder withOs(String osName) {
+      platform = new Platform(osName, "64", "x86_64");
+      return this;
+    }
+
+    public ScmLogFilePropertyDefinerBuilder withUserHome(String path) {
+      properties.setProperty("user.home", path);
+      return this;
+    }
+
+    public ScmLogFilePropertyDefiner create() {
+      return new ScmLogFilePropertyDefiner(context, platform, properties);
+    }
+
+  }
+}