diff --git a/clientside/tmcc/centos7/rsyslog.conf b/clientside/tmcc/centos7/rsyslog.conf
index a932729d7c6258e57795720e3e991f7e1bc11c80..c004c1e57ae336149dd87da75cb30886246b3a41 100644
--- a/clientside/tmcc/centos7/rsyslog.conf
+++ b/clientside/tmcc/centos7/rsyslog.conf
@@ -23,6 +23,12 @@ $ModLoad imklog   # provides kernel logging support (previously done by rklogd)
 # Use default timestamp format
 $ActionFileDefaultTemplate RSYSLOG_TraditionalFileFormat
 
+# Where to place auxiliary files
+$WorkDirectory /var/lib/rsyslog
+
+# Use default timestamp format
+$ActionFileDefaultTemplate RSYSLOG_TraditionalFileFormat
+
 # File syncing capability is disabled by default. This feature is usually not required,
 # not useful and an extreme performance hit
 #$ActionFileEnableSync on
@@ -30,6 +36,12 @@ $ActionFileDefaultTemplate RSYSLOG_TraditionalFileFormat
 # Include all config files in /etc/rsyslog.d/
 $IncludeConfig /etc/rsyslog.d/*.conf
 
+# Turn off message reception via local log socket;
+# local messages are retrieved through imjournal now.
+$OmitLocalLogging on
+
+# File to store the position in the journal
+$IMJournalStateFile imjournal.state
 
 #### RULES ####