diff --git a/vars/main.yml b/vars/main.yml
index 57c32f8..bd734ec 100644
--- a/vars/main.yml
+++ b/vars/main.yml
@@ -36,3 +36,5 @@ docker_el_packages:
   - docker-ce
   - docker-ce-cli
   - containerd.io  
+
+rsyslog_disable_var_log_syslog: "{% if docker_log_to_journal %}true{% else %}false{% endif %}"