diff --git a/bitbake/lib/toaster/bldcontrol/management/commands/checksettings.py b/bitbake/lib/toaster/bldcontrol/management/commands/checksettings.py
index 3ccc7c67c9..b2c573c9eb 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/toaster/bldcontrol/management/commands/checksettings.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/toaster/bldcontrol/management/commands/checksettings.py
@@ -64,27 +64,6 @@ class Command(NoArgsCommand):
             return ""
         return DN(self._find_first_path_for_file(DN(self.guesspath), "bblayers.conf", 4))
 
-
-    def _verify_artifact_storage_dir(self):
-        # verify that we have a settings for downloading artifacts
-        while ToasterSetting.objects.filter(name="ARTIFACTS_STORAGE_DIR").count() == 0:
-            guessedpath = os.getcwd() + "/toaster_build_artifacts/"
-            print("\nToaster needs to know in which directory it can download build log files and other artifacts.\nToaster suggests \"%s\"." % guessedpath)
-            artifacts_storage_dir = raw_input("Press Enter to select \"%s\" or type the full path to a different directory: " % guessedpath)
-            if len(artifacts_storage_dir) == 0:
-                artifacts_storage_dir = guessedpath
-            if len(artifacts_storage_dir) > 0 and artifacts_storage_dir.startswith("/"):
-                try:
-                    os.makedirs(artifacts_storage_dir)
-                except OSError as ose:
-                    if "File exists" in str(ose):
-                        pass
-                    else:
-                        raise ose
-                ToasterSetting.objects.create(name="ARTIFACTS_STORAGE_DIR", value=artifacts_storage_dir)
-        return 0
-
-
     def _verify_build_environment(self):
         # refuse to start if we have no build environments
         while BuildEnvironment.objects.count() == 0:
@@ -239,7 +218,6 @@ class Command(NoArgsCommand):
 
     def handle_noargs(self, **options):
         retval = 0
-        retval += self._verify_artifact_storage_dir()
         retval += self._verify_build_environment()
         retval += self._verify_default_settings()
         retval += self._verify_builds_in_progress()
diff --git a/bitbake/lib/toaster/bldcontrol/management/commands/runbuilds.py b/bitbake/lib/toaster/bldcontrol/management/commands/runbuilds.py
index c3e9b74c09..718e1441dc 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/toaster/bldcontrol/management/commands/runbuilds.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/toaster/bldcontrol/management/commands/runbuilds.py
@@ -77,31 +77,11 @@ class Command(NoArgsCommand):
             bec.be.save()
 
     def archive(self):
-        ''' archives data from the builds '''
-        artifact_storage_dir = ToasterSetting.objects.get(name="ARTIFACTS_STORAGE_DIR").value
         for br in BuildRequest.objects.filter(state = BuildRequest.REQ_ARCHIVE):
-            # save cooker log
             if br.build == None:
                 br.state = BuildRequest.REQ_FAILED
-                br.save()
-                continue
-            build_artifact_storage_dir = os.path.join(artifact_storage_dir, "%d" % br.build.pk)
-            try:
-                os.makedirs(build_artifact_storage_dir)
-            except OSError as ose:
-                if "File exists" in str(ose):
-                    pass
-                else:
-                    raise ose
-
-            file_name = os.path.join(build_artifact_storage_dir, "cooker_log.txt")
-            try:
-                with open(file_name, "w") as f:
-                    f.write(br.environment.get_artifact(br.build.cooker_log_path).read())
-            except IOError:
-                os.unlink(file_name)
-
-            br.state = BuildRequest.REQ_COMPLETED
+            else:
+                br.state = BuildRequest.REQ_COMPLETED
             br.save()
 
     def cleanup(self):
diff --git a/bitbake/lib/toaster/toastergui/views.py b/bitbake/lib/toaster/toastergui/views.py
index 4e8f69e801..784272fd70 100755
--- a/bitbake/lib/toaster/toastergui/views.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/toaster/toastergui/views.py
@@ -2710,7 +2710,6 @@ if True:
 
     def build_artifact(request, build_id, artifact_type, artifact_id):
         if artifact_type in ["cookerlog"]:
-            # these artifacts are saved after building, so they are on the server itself
             def _mimetype_for_artifact(path):
                 try:
                     import magic
@@ -2741,16 +2740,16 @@ if True:
                 except ImportError:
                     return "binary/octet-stream"
             try:
-                # match code with runbuilds.Command.archive()
-                build_artifact_storage_dir = os.path.join(ToasterSetting.objects.get(name="ARTIFACTS_STORAGE_DIR").value, "%d" % int(build_id))
-                file_name = os.path.join(build_artifact_storage_dir, "cooker_log.txt")
-
+                build = Build.objects.get(pk = build_id)
+                file_name = build.cooker_log_path
                 fsock = open(file_name, "r")
-                content_type=_mimetype_for_artifact(file_name)
+                content_type = _mimetype_for_artifact(file_name)
 
                 response = HttpResponse(fsock, content_type = content_type)
 
-                response['Content-Disposition'] = 'attachment; filename=' + os.path.basename(file_name)
+                disposition = 'attachment; filename=cooker.log'
+                response['Content-Disposition'] = disposition
+
                 return response
             except IOError:
                 context = {