diff --git a/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo_podman/defaults/main.yml b/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo_podman/defaults/main.yml
index 07453db36..ca109131b 100644
--- a/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo_podman/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo_podman/defaults/main.yml
@@ -77,3 +77,4 @@ tripleo_podman_default_network_config:
 #     blocked: true
 tripleo_podman_registries: []
 tripleo_container_default_pids_limit: 4096
+tripleo_container_events_logger_mechanism: journald
diff --git a/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo_podman/tasks/tripleo_podman_install.yml b/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo_podman/tasks/tripleo_podman_install.yml
index edad07510..367fd1179 100644
--- a/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo_podman/tasks/tripleo_podman_install.yml
+++ b/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo_podman/tasks/tripleo_podman_install.yml
@@ -70,6 +70,13 @@
         setype: etc_t
         mode: '0644'
         create: true
-        section: containers
-        option: pids_limit
-        value: "{{ tripleo_container_default_pids_limit }}"
+        section: "{{ item.section }}"
+        option: "{{ item.option }}"
+        value: "{{ item.value }}"
+      loop:
+        - section: containers
+          option: pids_limit
+          value: "{{ tripleo_container_default_pids_limit }}"
+        - section: engine
+          option: events_logger
+          value: "\"{{ tripleo_container_events_logger_mechanism }}\""