diff --git a/core/common/src/main/java/org/onosproject/common/app/ApplicationArchive.java b/core/common/src/main/java/org/onosproject/common/app/ApplicationArchive.java
index 11c8b76..1e3f49c 100644
--- a/core/common/src/main/java/org/onosproject/common/app/ApplicationArchive.java
+++ b/core/common/src/main/java/org/onosproject/common/app/ApplicationArchive.java
@@ -370,8 +370,11 @@
      */
     protected boolean setActive(String appName) {
         try {
-            return appFile(appName, "active").createNewFile() && updateTime(appName);
+            File active = appFile(appName, "active");
+            createParentDirs(active);
+            return active.createNewFile() && updateTime(appName);
         } catch (IOException e) {
+            log.warn("Unable to mark app {} as active", appName, e);
             throw new ApplicationException("Unable to mark app as active", e);
         }
     }
diff --git a/core/common/src/test/java/org/onosproject/common/app/ApplicationArchiveTest.java b/core/common/src/test/java/org/onosproject/common/app/ApplicationArchiveTest.java
index b8cda1c..87c6363 100644
--- a/core/common/src/test/java/org/onosproject/common/app/ApplicationArchiveTest.java
+++ b/core/common/src/test/java/org/onosproject/common/app/ApplicationArchiveTest.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 import com.google.common.io.Files;
 import org.junit.After;
 import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Ignore;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.onlab.util.Tools;
 import org.onosproject.app.ApplicationDescription;
@@ -149,6 +150,7 @@
     }
 
     @Test(expected = ApplicationException.class)
+    @Ignore("No longer needed")
     public void setBadActive() throws IOException {
         aar.setActive("org.foo.BAD");
     }
diff --git a/tools/test/scenarios/archetypes.xml b/tools/test/scenarios/archetypes.xml
index 243d797..df7c287 100644
--- a/tools/test/scenarios/archetypes.xml
+++ b/tools/test/scenarios/archetypes.xml
@@ -76,5 +76,9 @@
 
         <step name="Uninstall-App" requires="^"
               exec="onos-app ${OCI} uninstall org.foo.app"/>
+
+        <parallel var="${OC#}">
+            <step name="Archetypes-Check-Logs-${#}" exec="onos-check-logs ${OC#}"/>
+        </parallel>
     </group>
 </scenario>