diff --git a/roles/rsyslog_common/templates/forward-syslog.conf.j2 b/roles/rsyslog_common/templates/forward-syslog.conf.j2
index c332de6..758aa85 100644
--- a/roles/rsyslog_common/templates/forward-syslog.conf.j2
+++ b/roles/rsyslog_common/templates/forward-syslog.conf.j2
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 {{ ansible_managed | comment }}
 
 [Journal]
+Storage=volatile
 ForwardToSyslog=yes
 MaxLevelSyslog=debug