diff --git a/parts/k8s/kubernetesmastercustomscript.sh b/parts/k8s/kubernetesmastercustomscript.sh
index 7c0f211829..21086b076f 100644
--- a/parts/k8s/kubernetesmastercustomscript.sh
+++ b/parts/k8s/kubernetesmastercustomscript.sh
@@ -295,6 +295,10 @@ function extractKubectl(){
 function ensureJournal(){
     systemctl daemon-reload
     systemctlEnableAndCheck systemd-journald.service
+    echo "Storage=persistent" >> /etc/systemd/journald.conf
+    echo "SystemMaxUse=1G" >> /etc/systemd/journald.conf
+    echo "RuntimeMaxUse=1G" >> /etc/systemd/journald.conf
+    echo "ForwardToSyslog=no" >> /etc/systemd/journald.conf
     # only start if a reboot is not required
     if ! $REBOOTREQUIRED; then
         systemctl restart systemd-journald.service