diff --git a/api4/api.go b/api4/api.go
index f16fe859c3..5acd00f3da 100644
--- a/api4/api.go
+++ b/api4/api.go
@@ -316,6 +316,7 @@ func InitLocal(configservice configservice.ConfigService, globalOptionsFunc app.
 	api.InitLicenseLocal()
 	api.InitBotLocal()
 	api.InitGroupLocal()
+	api.InitSystemLocal()
 	api.InitPostLocal()
 
 	root.Handle("/api/v4/{anything:.*}", http.HandlerFunc(api.Handle404))
diff --git a/api4/system_local.go b/api4/system_local.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..907ec416a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api4/system_local.go
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2015-present Mattermost, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+// See LICENSE.txt for license information.
+
+package api4
+
+func (api *API) InitSystemLocal() {
+	api.BaseRoutes.ApiRoot.Handle("/logs", api.ApiLocal(getLogs)).Methods("GET")
+}
diff --git a/api4/system_test.go b/api4/system_test.go
index 6c4620c254..0fbf5b540b 100644
--- a/api4/system_test.go
+++ b/api4/system_test.go
@@ -240,33 +240,34 @@ func TestInvalidateCaches(t *testing.T) {
 func TestGetLogs(t *testing.T) {
 	th := Setup(t).InitBasic()
 	defer th.TearDown()
-	Client := th.Client
 
 	for i := 0; i < 20; i++ {
 		mlog.Info(strconv.Itoa(i))
 	}
 
-	logs, resp := th.SystemAdminClient.GetLogs(0, 10)
-	CheckNoError(t, resp)
-	require.Len(t, logs, 10)
+	th.TestForSystemAdminAndLocal(t, func(t *testing.T, c *model.Client4) {
+		logs, resp := c.GetLogs(0, 10)
+		CheckNoError(t, resp)
+		require.Len(t, logs, 10)
 
-	for i := 10; i < 20; i++ {
-		assert.Containsf(t, logs[i-10], fmt.Sprintf(`"msg":"%d"`, i), "Log line doesn't contain correct message")
-	}
+		for i := 10; i < 20; i++ {
+			assert.Containsf(t, logs[i-10], fmt.Sprintf(`"msg":"%d"`, i), "Log line doesn't contain correct message")
+		}
 
-	logs, resp = th.SystemAdminClient.GetLogs(1, 10)
-	CheckNoError(t, resp)
-	require.Len(t, logs, 10)
+		logs, resp = c.GetLogs(1, 10)
+		CheckNoError(t, resp)
+		require.Len(t, logs, 10)
 
-	logs, resp = th.SystemAdminClient.GetLogs(-1, -1)
-	CheckNoError(t, resp)
-	require.NotEmpty(t, logs, "should not be empty")
+		logs, resp = c.GetLogs(-1, -1)
+		CheckNoError(t, resp)
+		require.NotEmpty(t, logs, "should not be empty")
+	})
 
-	_, resp = Client.GetLogs(0, 10)
+	_, resp := th.Client.GetLogs(0, 10)
 	CheckForbiddenStatus(t, resp)
 
-	Client.Logout()
-	_, resp = Client.GetLogs(0, 10)
+	th.Client.Logout()
+	_, resp = th.Client.GetLogs(0, 10)
 	CheckUnauthorizedStatus(t, resp)
 }