diff --git a/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/app-emulation/docker/files/docker.service b/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/app-emulation/docker/files/docker.service
index befd882b25..9aa28aa3ef 100644
--- a/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/app-emulation/docker/files/docker.service
+++ b/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/app-emulation/docker/files/docker.service
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ EnvironmentFile=-/run/flannel_docker_opts.env
 MountFlags=slave
 LimitNOFILE=1048576
 LimitNPROC=1048576
-ExecStart=/usr/lib/coreos/dockerd daemon --host=fd:// $DOCKER_OPTS $DOCKER_OPT_BIP $DOCKER_OPT_MTU $DOCKER_OPT_IPMASQ
+ExecStart=/usr/lib/coreos/dockerd daemon --host=fd:// --log-driver=journald $DOCKER_OPTS $DOCKER_OPT_BIP $DOCKER_OPT_MTU $DOCKER_OPT_IPMASQ
 
 [Install]
 WantedBy=multi-user.target
diff --git a/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/app-emulation/docker/files/early-docker.service b/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/app-emulation/docker/files/early-docker.service
index 2b074f0bda..0244dc332f 100644
--- a/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/app-emulation/docker/files/early-docker.service
+++ b/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/app-emulation/docker/files/early-docker.service
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ Environment=TMPDIR=/var/tmp
 MountFlags=slave
 LimitNOFILE=1048576
 LimitNPROC=1048576
-ExecStart=/usr/lib/coreos/dockerd daemon --host=fd:// --bridge=none --iptables=false --ip-masq=false --graph=/var/lib/early-docker --pidfile=/var/run/early-docker.pid
+ExecStart=/usr/lib/coreos/dockerd daemon --host=fd:// --bridge=none --iptables=false --ip-masq=false --graph=/var/lib/early-docker --pidfile=/var/run/early-docker.pid --log-driver=journald
 
 [Install]
 WantedBy=early-docker.target