diff --git a/evolinux-base/defaults/main.yml b/evolinux-base/defaults/main.yml
index 025196e9..66478655 100644
--- a/evolinux-base/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/evolinux-base/defaults/main.yml
@@ -174,6 +174,7 @@ evolinux_logs_default_dateext : True
 evolinux_logs_disable_logrotate_rsyslog: True
 evolinux_logs_rsyslog_conf: True
 evolinux_logrotate_dateformat: "-%Y%m%d%H"
+evolinux_logs_disable_logcheck_journald: True
 
 # default www
 
diff --git a/evolinux-base/tasks/logs.yml b/evolinux-base/tasks/logs.yml
index a6dd97ad..0be15a4b 100644
--- a/evolinux-base/tasks/logs.yml
+++ b/evolinux-base/tasks/logs.yml
@@ -61,4 +61,12 @@
     insertafter: 'dateext'
   when: evolinux_logs_default_dateext | bool
 
+# Logcheck
+- name: Disable logcheck monitoring of journald
+  ansible.builtin.lineinfile:
+    dest: /etc/logrotate.conf
+    line: "#journal"
+    regexp: "^journal"
+  when: evolinux_logs_disable_logcheck_journald | bool
+
 - ansible.builtin.meta: flush_handlers