diff --git a/deploy/dev/k8s/kube_templates/aisproxy_deployment.yml b/deploy/dev/k8s/kube_templates/aisproxy_deployment.yml
index 45ac2fe015..309db13eed 100644
--- a/deploy/dev/k8s/kube_templates/aisproxy_deployment.yml
+++ b/deploy/dev/k8s/kube_templates/aisproxy_deployment.yml
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ spec:
         export AIS_LOCAL_CONF_FILE=/etc/ais/ais_local.json &&
         export STATSD_CONF_FILE="/etc/ais/statsd.conf" &&
         export COLLECTD_CONF_FILE="/etc/ais/collectd.conf" &&
+        export INSTANCE=${INSTANCE} &&
+        export AIS_LOG_DIR=${AIS_LOG_DIR} &&
         source /etc/ais/aisnode_config.sh &&
         aisnode -config=/etc/ais/ais.json -local_config=/etc/ais/ais_local.json -role=proxy -ntargets=${TARGET_CNT};
   volumes:
diff --git a/deploy/dev/k8s/kube_templates/aistarget_deployment.yml b/deploy/dev/k8s/kube_templates/aistarget_deployment.yml
index b35d93f901..6a7df763e2 100644
--- a/deploy/dev/k8s/kube_templates/aistarget_deployment.yml
+++ b/deploy/dev/k8s/kube_templates/aistarget_deployment.yml
@@ -37,10 +37,10 @@ spec:
     volumeMounts:
      - name: aws-credentials
        mountPath: /root/.aws/
-     - name: ais-fs
+     - name: ais-persistent-fs
        mountPath: /usr/nvidia/data
-     - name: ais-log
-       mountPath: /tmp/
+     - name: ais-fs
+       mountPath: /tmp/ais
     ports:
       - containerPort: ${PORT}
         protocol: TCP
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ spec:
         export AIS_LOCAL_CONF_FILE=/etc/ais/ais_local.json &&
         export STATSD_CONF_FILE="/etc/ais/statsd.conf" &&
         export COLLECTD_CONF_FILE="/etc/ais/collectd.conf" &&
+        export INSTANCE=${INSTANCE} &&
+        export AIS_LOG_DIR=${AIS_LOG_DIR} &&
         source /etc/ais/aisnode_config.sh &&
         aisnode -config=/etc/ais/ais.json -local_config=/etc/ais/ais_local.json -role=target;
   volumes:
@@ -66,11 +68,11 @@ spec:
       secret:
         secretName: aws-credentials
         optional: true
-    - name: ais-fs
+    - name: ais-persistent-fs
       hostPath:
-        path: /tmp/ais-k8s
+        path: /tmp/ais
         type: Directory
-    - name: ais-log
+    - name: ais-fs
       hostPath:
-        path: /tmp/${TARGET_POS_NUM}
+        path: /tmp/ais
         type: Directory
diff --git a/deploy/dev/k8s/minimal.sh b/deploy/dev/k8s/minimal.sh
index f4ab873c66..7d4a79cb7c 100755
--- a/deploy/dev/k8s/minimal.sh
+++ b/deploy/dev/k8s/minimal.sh
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ export TARGET_CNT=1
 export POD_NAME="ais-proxy-0"
 export PORT=$PRIMARY_PORT
 export AIS_IS_PRIMARY=true
+export INSTANCE=0
+
+export AIS_LOG_DIR="/tmp/ais/${INSTANCE}/log"
+(minikube ssh "sudo mkdir -p ${AIS_LOG_DIR}")
 
 ([[ $(kubectl get pods | grep -c "${POD_NAME}") -gt 0 ]] && kubectl delete pods ${POD_NAME}) || true
 envsubst < kube_templates/aisproxy_deployment.yml | kubectl apply -f -
@@ -35,8 +39,10 @@ export PORT=9090
 export PORT_INTRA_CONTROL=9080
 export PORT_INTRA_DATA=10080
 export TARGET_POS_NUM=1
+export INSTANCE=1
 
-(minikube ssh "sudo mkdir -p /tmp/${TARGET_POS_NUM}")
+export AIS_LOG_DIR="/tmp/ais/${INSTANCE}/log"
+(minikube ssh "sudo mkdir -p ${AIS_LOG_DIR}")
 
 # Delete and apply target deployment
 ([[ $(kubectl get pods | grep -c "${POD_NAME}") -gt 0 ]] && kubectl delete pods ${POD_NAME}) || true
diff --git a/deploy/dev/k8s/utils/ais_minikube_setup.sh b/deploy/dev/k8s/utils/ais_minikube_setup.sh
index 3b34356fa9..5e68ec49e4 100755
--- a/deploy/dev/k8s/utils/ais_minikube_setup.sh
+++ b/deploy/dev/k8s/utils/ais_minikube_setup.sh
@@ -15,7 +15,4 @@ minikube addons enable metrics-server
 (minikube ssh -- 'sudo mkdir -p /var/lib/minikube/ais')
 
 # Mount binding /tmp to a persistent path
-(minikube ssh -- 'sudo mount --bind /var/lib/minikube/ais /tmp')
-
-# Create directory for ais-fs
-(minikube ssh -- 'sudo mkdir -p /tmp/ais-k8s')
+(minikube ssh -- 'sudo mount --bind /var/lib/minikube/ais /tmp')
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/deploy/dev/k8s/utils/deploy_ais.sh b/deploy/dev/k8s/utils/deploy_ais.sh
index 46175101f0..1a2b5ed984 100755
--- a/deploy/dev/k8s/utils/deploy_ais.sh
+++ b/deploy/dev/k8s/utils/deploy_ais.sh
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ export AIS_PRIMARY_URL=$HOST_URL
 export HOSTNAME_LIST="$(minikube ip)"
 export AIS_BACKEND_PROVIDERS=${AIS_BACKEND_PROVIDERS}
 export TARGET_CNT=${TARGET_CNT}
+INSTANCE=0
 
 # Deploying kubernetes cluster
 echo "Starting kubernetes deployment..."
@@ -49,8 +50,13 @@ for i in $(seq 0 $((PROXY_CNT-1))); do
   else
     export AIS_IS_PRIMARY=false
   fi
+  
+  export INSTANCE=${INSTANCE}
+  export AIS_LOG_DIR="/tmp/ais/${INSTANCE}/log"
+  (minikube ssh "sudo mkdir -p ${AIS_LOG_DIR}")
   ([[ $(kubectl get pods | grep -c "${POD_NAME}") -gt 0 ]] && kubectl delete pods ${POD_NAME}) || true
   envsubst < kube_templates/aisproxy_deployment.yml | kubectl apply -f -
+  INSTANCE=$((INSTANCE+1))
 done
 
 echo "Waiting for the primary proxy to be ready..."
@@ -64,11 +70,14 @@ for i in $(seq 0 $((TARGET_CNT-1))); do
   export PORT_INTRA_CONTROL=$((9080+i))
   export PORT_INTRA_DATA=$((10080+i))
   export TARGET_POS_NUM=$i
-  # Prepare directory for target's hostpath
-  (minikube ssh "sudo mkdir -p /tmp/${TARGET_POS_NUM}")
 
+  export INSTANCE=${INSTANCE}
+  export AIS_LOG_DIR="/tmp/ais/${INSTANCE}/log"
+  (minikube ssh "sudo mkdir -p ${AIS_LOG_DIR}")
+  
   ([[ $(kubectl get pods | grep -c "${POD_NAME}") -gt 0 ]] && kubectl delete pods ${POD_NAME}) || true
   envsubst < kube_templates/aistarget_deployment.yml | kubectl create -f -
+  INSTANCE=$((INSTANCE+1))
 done
 
 echo "Waiting for the targets to be ready..."