diff --git a/.zuul.yaml b/.zuul.yaml
index 1a9042e11e..2f23b74eb4 100644
--- a/.zuul.yaml
+++ b/.zuul.yaml
@@ -1129,6 +1129,7 @@
       - playbooks/service-eavesdrop.yaml
       - playbooks/run-accessbot.yaml
       - playbooks/group_vars/eavesdrop.yaml
+      - playbooks/group_vars/puppet.yaml
       - playbooks/roles/zuul-user
       - playbooks/roles/install-docker
       - playbooks/roles/puppet-install/
@@ -1157,6 +1158,7 @@
     files:
       - playbooks/install-ansible.yaml
       - playbooks/service-codesearch.yaml
+      - playbooks/group_vars/puppet.yaml
       - playbooks/roles/sync-project-config
       - playbooks/roles/puppet-install/
       - playbooks/roles/disable-puppet-agent/
@@ -2411,6 +2413,7 @@
       - inventory/
       - playbooks/install-ansible.yaml
       - playbooks/service-codesearch.yaml
+      - playbooks/group_vars/puppet.yaml
       - playbooks/roles/sync-project-config
       - playbooks/roles/puppet-install/
       - playbooks/roles/disable-puppet-agent/
@@ -2441,6 +2444,7 @@
       - playbooks/service-eavesdrop.yaml
       - playbooks/run-accessbot.yaml
       - playbooks/group_vars/eavesdrop.yaml
+      - playbooks/group_vars/puppet.yaml
       - playbooks/roles/zuul-user
       - playbooks/roles/install-docker
       - playbooks/roles/puppet-install/
diff --git a/playbooks/group_vars/puppet.yaml b/playbooks/group_vars/puppet.yaml
index 4bec948005..e6bec333f5 100644
--- a/playbooks/group_vars/puppet.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/group_vars/puppet.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ manage_config: true
 manifest: /opt/system-config/production/manifests/site.pp
 manifest_base: /opt/system-config/production
 mgmt_manifestpath: /home/zuul/src/opendev.org/opendev/system-config/
-puppet_logdest: syslog
+puppet_color: 'false'
 mgmt_hieradata: /etc/ansible/hosts
 mgmt_puppet_module_dir: /etc/puppet/modules
 puppet_hieradata_link_dest: /opt/system-config/hieradata