diff --git a/src/boot/ostree-prepare-root.service b/src/boot/ostree-prepare-root.service
index 91692205..250ffe71 100644
--- a/src/boot/ostree-prepare-root.service
+++ b/src/boot/ostree-prepare-root.service
@@ -30,6 +30,6 @@ Before=initrd-root-fs.target
 Type=oneshot
 ExecStart=/usr/lib/ostree/ostree-prepare-root /sysroot
 StandardInput=null
-StandardOutput=syslog
-StandardError=syslog+console
+StandardOutput=journal
+StandardError=journal+console
 RemainAfterExit=yes
diff --git a/src/boot/ostree-remount.service b/src/boot/ostree-remount.service
index 4c3ed94a..af40453c 100644
--- a/src/boot/ostree-remount.service
+++ b/src/boot/ostree-remount.service
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ Type=oneshot
 RemainAfterExit=yes
 ExecStart=/usr/lib/ostree/ostree-remount
 StandardInput=null
-StandardOutput=syslog
-StandardError=syslog+console
+StandardOutput=journal
+StandardError=journal+console
 
 [Install]
 WantedBy=local-fs.target