diff --git a/mdmonitor.service b/mdmonitor.service
index 7b41497..778be70 100644
--- a/mdmonitor.service
+++ b/mdmonitor.service
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ DefaultDependencies=no
 [Service]
 Type=forking
 PIDFile=/var/run/mdadm/mdadm.pid
-Environment=  MDADM_MONITOR_ARGS=--scan
+Environment=  MDADM_MONITOR_ARGS="--scan --syslog"
 EnvironmentFile=-/etc/sysconfig/mdadm
 ExecStart=/sbin/mdadm --monitor $MDADM_MONITOR_ARGS -f --pid-file=/var/run/mdadm/mdadm.pid