diff --git a/system/base/logs/meta/argument_specs.yml b/system/base/logs/meta/argument_specs.yml
index 51334d6..5e227b1 100644
--- a/system/base/logs/meta/argument_specs.yml
+++ b/system/base/logs/meta/argument_specs.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@ argument_specs:
       ansible_hostname:
         type: "str"
         required: true
-      system_base_logs_ignore_file:
+      system_base_logs_ignore_dir:
         type: "str"
         required: false
diff --git a/system/base/logs/tasks/main.yml b/system/base/logs/tasks/main.yml
index 29a1103..35dc3c1 100644
--- a/system/base/logs/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/system/base/logs/tasks/main.yml
@@ -11,9 +11,21 @@
     dest: "/etc/logcheck/logcheck.conf"
     mode: 0640
 
-- name: "logs : configure logcheck ignores"
-  ansible.builtin.copy:
-    src: "{{ system_base_logs_ignore_file }}"
-    dest: "/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.server/{{ ansible_hostname }}"
-    group: "logcheck"
-    mode: 0644
+- block:
+
+    - name: "identify logcheck ignore files"
+      local_action: stat path="{{ system_base_logs_ignore_dir }}/{{ item }}"
+      register: system_base_logs_ignore_files_stat
+      loop: "{{ [ansible_hostname, 'all'] | union(group_names) }}"
+
+    - name: "configure logcheck ignores"
+      ansible.builtin.copy:
+        src: "{{ system_base_logs_ignore_dir }}/{{ item }}"
+        dest: "/etc/logcheck/ignore.d.server/{{ item }}"
+        group: "logcheck"
+        mode: 0644
+      loop: "{{ system_base_logs_ignore_files_stat.results | selectattr('stat.exists') |
+                map(attribute='item') }}"
+
+  when:
+    system_base_logs_ignore_dir is defined