diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 0f474561..4afd7977 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ ironic_system_group_name: ironic
 ironic_system_shell: /bin/bash
 ironic_system_comment: ironic system user
 ironic_system_home_folder: "/var/lib/{{ ironic_system_user_name }}"
-ironic_system_log_folder: "/var/log/{{ ironic_system_user_name }}"
 ironic_lock_path: /var/lock/ironic
 
 # Ironic Program and Service names
@@ -193,6 +192,7 @@ ironic_pip_packages:
   - python-swiftclient
   - python-xclarityclient
   - sushy
+  - systemd-python
   - UcsSdk
   - uwsgi
 
diff --git a/tasks/ironic_pre_install.yml b/tasks/ironic_pre_install.yml
index 4b29e563..1d18e9e5 100644
--- a/tasks/ironic_pre_install.yml
+++ b/tasks/ironic_pre_install.yml
@@ -62,26 +62,3 @@
     - { path: "/var/run/ironic" }
     - { path: "/var/www/cgi-bin", owner: root, group: root }
     - { path: "/var/www/cgi-bin/ironic" }
-
-- name: Test for log directory or link
-  shell: |
-    if [ -h "{{ ironic_system_log_folder }}"  ]; then
-      chown -h {{ ironic_system_user_name }}:{{ ironic_system_group_name }} "{{ ironic_system_log_folder }}"
-      chown -R {{ ironic_system_user_name }}:{{ ironic_system_group_name }} "$(readlink {{ ironic_system_log_folder }} )"
-    else
-      exit 1
-    fi
-  register: log_dir
-  failed_when: false
-  changed_when: log_dir.rc != 0
-
-- name: Create ironic log dir
-  file:
-    path: "{{ item.path }}"
-    state: directory
-    owner: "{{ item.owner|default(ironic_system_user_name) }}"
-    group: "{{ item.group|default(ironic_system_group_name) }}"
-    mode: "{{ item.mode|default('0755') }}"
-  with_items:
-    - { path: "{{ ironic_system_log_folder }}" }
-  when: log_dir.rc != 0
diff --git a/templates/ironic-uwsgi.ini.j2 b/templates/ironic-uwsgi.ini.j2
index 252f5222..7c397e39 100644
--- a/templates/ironic-uwsgi.ini.j2
+++ b/templates/ironic-uwsgi.ini.j2
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ lazy-apps = true
 add-header = Connection: close
 buffer-size = {{ ironic_wsgi_buffer_size }}
 thunder-lock = true
-logfile-chmod = 644
+disable-logging = true
 
 # Avoid filling up the logs with health check requests from haproxy.
 route-user-agent = ^osa-haproxy-healthcheck$ donotlog:
diff --git a/templates/ironic.conf.j2 b/templates/ironic.conf.j2
index eb4cc2bf..1f24b626 100644
--- a/templates/ironic.conf.j2
+++ b/templates/ironic.conf.j2
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 [DEFAULT]
 # Disable stderr logging
 use_stderr = False
+use_journal = True
 debug = {{ debug }}
 
 auth_strategy = {{ ironic_auth_strategy }}
diff --git a/tests/os_ironic-overrides.yml b/tests/os_ironic-overrides.yml
index 43838811..1f7d5067 100644
--- a/tests/os_ironic-overrides.yml
+++ b/tests/os_ironic-overrides.yml
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ neutron_network_device_mtu: 1500
 neutron_l2_population: True
 neutron_dhcp_config:
   dhcp-option-force: "26,1500"
-  log-facility: "/var/log/neutron/neutron-dnsmasq.log"
 ironic_neutron_provisioning_network_name: "ironic-prov"
 neutron_l3: True
 neutron_metadata: True
diff --git a/vars/debian.yml b/vars/debian.yml
index 51fff512..9f01db2f 100644
--- a/vars/debian.yml
+++ b/vars/debian.yml
@@ -18,9 +18,11 @@ cache_timeout: 600
 ironic_devel_distro_packages:
   - git-core
   - libffi-dev
+  - libsystemd-dev
 
 ironic_api_distro_packages:
   - libxml2-dev
+  - python-systemd
 
 ironic_conductor_distro_packages:
   - libxml2-dev
diff --git a/vars/redhat-7.yml b/vars/redhat-7.yml
index bda7ced2..3bec2d98 100644
--- a/vars/redhat-7.yml
+++ b/vars/redhat-7.yml
@@ -18,9 +18,11 @@ cache_timeout: 600
 ironic_devel_distro_packages:
   - git-core
   - libffi-devel
+  - systemd-devel
 
 ironic_api_distro_packages:
   - libxml2-devel
+  - systemd-python
 
 ironic_conductor_distro_packages:
   - libxml2-devel
diff --git a/vars/suse.yml b/vars/suse.yml
index 3b02ab0a..40d14266 100644
--- a/vars/suse.yml
+++ b/vars/suse.yml
@@ -18,9 +18,11 @@ cache_timeout: 600
 ironic_devel_distro_packages:
   - git-core
   - libffi-devel
+  - systemd-devel
 
 ironic_api_distro_packages:
   - libxml2-devel
+  - python-systemd
 
 ironic_conductor_distro_packages:
   - ipmitool