diff --git a/roles/nginx/templates/nginx.conf.j2 b/roles/nginx/templates/nginx.conf.j2
index 638934a..2932aa7 100644
--- a/roles/nginx/templates/nginx.conf.j2
+++ b/roles/nginx/templates/nginx.conf.j2
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ user {{ nginx_user }};
 worker_processes auto;
 {% if nginx_error_log_file %}
 error_log {{ nginx_error_log_file }};
+{% elif not nginx_error_log_syslog|bool %}
+error_log off;
 {% endif %}
 {% if nginx_error_log_syslog|bool %}
 error_log syslog:server=unix:/dev/log,facility=daemon,nohostname;
@@ -26,6 +28,8 @@ http {
 
 {% if nginx_access_log_file %}
     access_log  {{ nginx_access_log_file }}  main;
+{% elif not nginx_access_log_syslog|bool %}
+    access_log off;
 {% endif %}
 {% if nginx_access_log_syslog|bool %}
     access_log  syslog:server=unix:/dev/log,facility=daemon,nohostname main;