diff --git a/playbooks/roles/dstat-logger/tasks/main.yaml b/playbooks/roles/dstat-logger/tasks/main.yaml
index 92e8a84cd7..1fe59e0170 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/dstat-logger/tasks/main.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/roles/dstat-logger/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
       ExecStart=/usr/bin/dstat -tcmndrylpg --tcp --swap --output /var/log/dstat-csv.log
       KillMode=process
       TimeoutStopSec=300
+      StandardOutput=null
       [Install]
       WantedBy=multi-user.target
 - name: Reload systemd