diff --git a/bundles/matrix-synapse/files/log.yaml b/bundles/matrix-synapse/files/log.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f2bc9ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bundles/matrix-synapse/files/log.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+version: 1
+
+formatters:
+    journal:
+        format: '%(name)s - %(lineno)d - %(levelname)s - %(request)s - %(message)s'
+
+handlers:
+    console:
+        class: logging.StreamHandler
+        formatter: journal
+
+loggers:
+    synapse.storage.SQL:
+        level: INFO
+
+root:
+    level: INFO
+
+    handlers: [console]
+
+disable_existing_loggers: false
diff --git a/bundles/matrix-synapse/items.py b/bundles/matrix-synapse/items.py
index 172a940..527cc5e 100644
--- a/bundles/matrix-synapse/items.py
+++ b/bundles/matrix-synapse/items.py
@@ -1,7 +1,15 @@
 files = {
     '/etc/matrix-synapse/homeserver.yaml': {
         'content_type': 'mako',
-        'context': node.metadata['matrix-synapse'],
+        'context': node.metadata.get('matrix-synapse'),
+        'needs': {
+            'pkg_apt:matrix-synapse-py3',
+        },
+        'triggers': {
+            'svc_systemd:matrix-synapse:restart',
+        },
+    },
+    '/etc/matrix-synapse/log.yaml': {
         'needs': {
             'pkg_apt:matrix-synapse-py3',
         },
@@ -31,7 +39,7 @@ files = {
         # Our override.conf ensures this file is never read, so we don't
         # need to restart synapse after changing stuff in here.
         'content_type': 'mako',
-        'context': node.metadata['matrix-synapse'],
+        'context': node.metadata.get('matrix-synapse'),
     },
     '/etc/matrix-synapse/conf.d/report_stats.yaml': {
         # see comment above
@@ -42,6 +50,7 @@ svc_systemd = {
     'matrix-synapse': {
         'needs': {
             'file:/etc/matrix-synapse/homeserver.yaml',
+            'file:/etc/matrix-synapse/log.yaml',
             'file:/etc/systemd/system/matrix-synapse.service.d/override.conf',
             'pkg_apt:matrix-synapse-py3',
             'postgres_db:synapse',