diff --git a/common/configuration/puppet.yaml b/common/configuration/puppet.yaml
index 8ae42330..ff28317e 100644
--- a/common/configuration/puppet.yaml
+++ b/common/configuration/puppet.yaml
@@ -203,3 +203,6 @@ power_state:
   delay: now
   mode: reboot
   condition: test ! -f /etc/magic-castle-release
+
+# Configure owner of /var/log/cloud-init.log
+syslog_fix_perms: root:systemd-journal