diff --git a/templates/ironic.conf.j2 b/templates/ironic.conf.j2
index 298575cb..87e28f15 100644
--- a/templates/ironic.conf.j2
+++ b/templates/ironic.conf.j2
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 # {{ ansible_managed }}
 
 [DEFAULT]
+# Disable stderr logging
+use_stderr = False
 debug = {{ debug }}
 
 auth_strategy = {{ ironic_openstack_auth_strategy }}