diff --git a/playbooks/roles/gerrit/templates/docker-compose.yaml.j2 b/playbooks/roles/gerrit/templates/docker-compose.yaml.j2
index 925fe7672b..42325295e3 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/gerrit/templates/docker-compose.yaml.j2
+++ b/playbooks/roles/gerrit/templates/docker-compose.yaml.j2
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ services:
       # storage attached at /home/gerrit2 on the server.
       - /home/gerrit2/reviewdb:/var/lib/mysql
     logging:
-      driver: syslog
+      driver: journald
       options:
         tag: "docker-mariadb"
   gerrit: