diff --git a/ansible/roles/mongo/templates/mongo.conf b/ansible/roles/mongo/templates/mongo.conf
index cc431489a..f65ce8d8a 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/mongo/templates/mongo.conf
+++ b/ansible/roles/mongo/templates/mongo.conf
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@ storage:
 
 # where to write logging data.
 systemLog:
-  destination: syslog
+  destination: file
+  logAppend: true
+  path: /var/log/mongodb/mongod.log
 
 # network interfaces
 net: