diff --git a/bundles/systemd/files/journald.conf b/bundles/systemd/files/journald.conf
index 4d91060..a062649 100644
--- a/bundles/systemd/files/journald.conf
+++ b/bundles/systemd/files/journald.conf
@@ -10,7 +10,10 @@ RateLimitBurst=0
 SystemMaxUse=${journal.get('maxuse', '500M')}
 SystemKeepFree=${journal.get('keepfree', '2G')}
 SystemMaxFileSize=100M
-MaxFileSec=0
+RuntimeMaxUse=${journal.get('maxuse', '500M')}
+RuntimeKeepFree=${journal.get('keepfree', '2G')}
+RuntimeMaxFileSize=100M
+MaxFileSec=1d
 
 # Disable auditing
 Audit=no