diff --git a/srcpkgs/prosody/patches/config.patch b/srcpkgs/prosody/patches/config.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..8db93e59785644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/prosody/patches/config.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+--- a/prosody.cfg.lua.dist	Sun Mar 22 15:12:41 2026 +0100
++++ b/prosody.cfg.lua.dist	Tue Mar 24 12:21:26 2026 +0100
+@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@
+ -- blanks. Good luck, and happy Jabbering!
+ 
+ 
++------ Void settings ------
++pidfile = "/run/prosody/prosody.pid"
++
+ ---------- Server-wide settings ----------
+ -- Settings in this section apply to the whole server and are the default settings
+ -- for any virtual hosts
+@@ -185,8 +188,8 @@
+ -- Logging configuration
+ -- For advanced logging see https://prosody.im/doc/logging
+ log = {
+-	info = "prosody.log"; -- Change 'info' to 'debug' for verbose logging
+-	error = "prosody.err";
++	info = "/var/log/prosody/prosody.log"; -- Change 'info' to 'debug' for verbose logging
++	error = "/var/log/prosody/prosody.err";
+ 	-- "*syslog"; -- Uncomment this for logging to syslog
+ 	-- "*console"; -- Log to the console, useful for debugging when running in the foreground
+ }
diff --git a/srcpkgs/prosody/patches/pidfile.patch b/srcpkgs/prosody/patches/pidfile.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 8fed22cd6d09d7..00000000000000
--- a/srcpkgs/prosody/patches/pidfile.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
---- a/prosody.cfg.lua.dist	2025-03-28 22:24:48.477067815 +0100
-+++ b/prosody.cfg.lua.dist	2025-03-28 22:24:28.531068661 +0100
-@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@
- -- blanks. Good luck, and happy Jabbering!
- 
- 
-+------ Void settings ------
-+pidfile = "/run/prosody/prosody.pid"
-+
- ---------- Server-wide settings ----------
- -- Settings in this section apply to the whole server and are the default settings
- -- for any virtual hosts
diff --git a/srcpkgs/prosody/template b/srcpkgs/prosody/template
index c9271c9bffdba2..f03748d22da382 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/prosody/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/prosody/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'prosody'
 pkgname=prosody
 version=13.0.4
-revision=1
+revision=2
 build_style=configure
 configure_args="
  --ostype=linux
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ conf_files="
  /etc/prosody/certs/openssl.cnf
  /etc/prosody/certs/makefile
  /etc/prosody/certs/GNUmakefile"
-make_dirs="/var/lib/prosody 0755 prosody prosody"
+make_dirs="/var/lib/prosody 0750 prosody prosody
+ /var/log/prosody 0750 prosody prosody"
 makedepends="lua54-devel openssl-devel libidn-devel icu-devel"
 depends="lua54-luasocket lua54-luafilesystem lua54-luaexpat lua54-luasec lua54-unbound"
 short_desc="Lightweight and extensible Jabber/XMPP server written in Lua"