diff --git a/templates/neutron.conf.j2 b/templates/neutron.conf.j2
index cae855ef..c0f799c8 100644
--- a/templates/neutron.conf.j2
+++ b/templates/neutron.conf.j2
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 
 # General, applies to all host groups
 [DEFAULT]
+# Disable stderr logging
+use_stderr = False
 debug = {{ debug }}
 fatal_deprecations = {{ neutron_fatal_deprecations }}
 log_file = /var/log/neutron/neutron.log