diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 054406e..235a50e 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ tacker_pip_packages:
   - PyMySQL
   - python-heatclient
   - python-tackerclient
+  - systemd-python
   - tacker
 
 tacker_config_options: --config-file {{ tacker_etc_dir }}/tacker.conf
diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index f757c46..d3ed69f 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
       - service_name: "{{ tacker_service_name }}"
         enabled: yes
         state: started
-        execstarts: "{{ tacker_bin }}/{{ tacker_program_name }} {{ tacker_config_options|default('') }} --log-file=/var/log/tacker/{{ tacker_program_name }}.log"
+        execstarts: "{{ tacker_bin }}/{{ tacker_program_name }} {{ tacker_config_options|default('') }}"
         config_overrides: "{{ tacker_init_config_overrides }}"
   tags:
     - systemd-service
diff --git a/tasks/tacker_pre_install.yml b/tasks/tacker_pre_install.yml
index ea40a38..e9b4c86 100644
--- a/tasks/tacker_pre_install.yml
+++ b/tasks/tacker_pre_install.yml
@@ -49,39 +49,3 @@
     - path: "{{ tacker_etc_dir }}/rootwrap.d"
       owner: "root"
       group: "root"
-
-
-#- name: Create tacker venv dir
-  #file:
-    #path: "{{ item.path }}"
-    #state: directory
-  #with_items:
-    #- { path: "/openstack/venvs" }
-    #- { path: "{{ tacker_venv_bin }}" }
-  #when: tacker_venv_enabled | bool
-  #tags:
-    #- tacker-dirs
-
-- name: Test for log directory or link
-  shell: |
-    if [ -h "/var/log/tacker"  ]; then
-      chown -h {{ tacker_system_user_name }}:{{ tacker_system_group_name }} "/var/log/tacker"
-      chown -R {{ tacker_system_user_name }}:{{ tacker_system_group_name }} "$(readlink /var/log/tacker)"
-    else
-      exit 1
-    fi
-  register: log_dir
-  failed_when: false
-  changed_when: log_dir.rc != 0
-
-- name: Create tacker log dir
-  file:
-    path: "{{ item.path }}"
-    state: directory
-    owner: "{{ item.owner|default(tacker_system_user_name) }}"
-    group: "{{ item.group|default(tacker_system_group_name) }}"
-    mode: "{{ item.mode|default('0755') }}"
-  with_items:
-    - { path: "/var/log/tacker" }
-  when: log_dir.rc != 0
-
diff --git a/templates/tacker.conf.j2 b/templates/tacker.conf.j2
index e4f56a3..a96458d 100644
--- a/templates/tacker.conf.j2
+++ b/templates/tacker.conf.j2
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ policy_file = {{ tacker_etc_dir }}/policy.json
 # (not user_stderr) and (not log_file) -> stdout
 # publish_errors                       -> notification system
 
+use_journal = True
 use_syslog = False
 # syslog_log_facility = LOG_USER
 
diff --git a/vars/debian.yml b/vars/debian.yml
index 4906bc1..7e9b512 100644
--- a/vars/debian.yml
+++ b/vars/debian.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,4 @@ cache_timeout: 600
 tacker_distro_packages:
   - rsync
   - git
-  #- remove after testing
-  - python-pip
-  #- remove after testing
-  - python-mysqldb
+  - libsystemd-dev
diff --git a/vars/redhat-7.yml b/vars/redhat-7.yml
index 500b7ea..30db100 100644
--- a/vars/redhat-7.yml
+++ b/vars/redhat-7.yml
@@ -14,3 +14,4 @@
 tacker_distro_packages:
   - rsync
   - git-core
+  - systemd-devel
diff --git a/vars/suse.yml b/vars/suse.yml
index face74a..1c04f38 100644
--- a/vars/suse.yml
+++ b/vars/suse.yml
@@ -16,3 +16,4 @@
 tacker_distro_packages:
   - rsync
   - git-core
+  - systemd-devel