@@ -843,7 +843,7 @@ init_service_check

 # If enabled, systat has to start early to track OpenStack service startup.

 if is_service_enabled sysstat;then

     if [[ -n ${SCREEN_LOGDIR} ]]; then

-        screen_it sysstat "sar -o $SCREEN_LOGDIR/$SYSSTAT_FILE $SYSSTAT_INTERVAL"

+        screen_it sysstat "cd ; sar -o $SCREEN_LOGDIR/$SYSSTAT_FILE $SYSSTAT_INTERVAL"

     else

         screen_it sysstat "sar $SYSSTAT_INTERVAL"

     fi