1 files changed, 7 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/Library/Formula/elasticsearch.rb b/Library/Formula/elasticsearch.rb
index 6cd379ea8..be793085c 100644
--- a/Library/Formula/elasticsearch.rb
+++ b/Library/Formula/elasticsearch.rb
@@ -39,11 +39,6 @@ class Elasticsearch < Formula
       rm_rf "#{prefix}/target/"
     end
 
-    # Make sure runtime directories exist
-    (var/"elasticsearch/#{cluster_name}").mkpath
-    (var/"log/elasticsearch").mkpath
-    (var/"lib/elasticsearch/plugins").mkpath
-
     # Set up ElasticSearch for local development:
     inreplace "#{prefix}/config/elasticsearch.yml" do |s|
       # 1. Give the cluster a unique name
@@ -73,6 +68,13 @@ class Elasticsearch < Formula
     end
   end
 
+  def post_install
+    # Make sure runtime directories exist
+    (var/"elasticsearch/#{cluster_name}").mkpath
+    (var/"log/elasticsearch").mkpath
+    (var/"lib/elasticsearch/plugins").mkpath
+  end
+
   def caveats; <<-EOS.undent
     Data:    #{var}/elasticsearch/#{cluster_name}/
     Logs:    #{var}/log/elasticsearch/#{cluster_name}.log