diff --git a/contrib/ngircd.service b/contrib/ngircd.service
index 5ab73553..311bc0d8 100644
--- a/contrib/ngircd.service
+++ b/contrib/ngircd.service
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ RestrictAddressFamilies=AF_INET AF_INET6 AF_UNIX
 RestrictRealtime=yes
 RuntimeDirectory=ircd
 RuntimeDirectoryMode=750
+StandardError=journal
+StandardOutput=journal
 # Try to load "default files" from any Debian package variant to keep this
 # unit generic.
 EnvironmentFile=-/etc/default/ngircd