diff --git a/roles/common/handlers/main.yml b/roles/common/handlers/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2548dde
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/common/handlers/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+- name: Restart systemd-journald.service
+  service:
+    name: systemd-journald.service
+    state: restarted
diff --git a/roles/common/tasks/main.yml b/roles/common/tasks/main.yml
index d6bfa68..454c409 100644
--- a/roles/common/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/common/tasks/main.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,13 @@
       - tmux
       - gpg
 
+- name: Set system journal limits
+  lineinfile:
+    path: /etc/systemd/journald.conf
+    line: SystemMaxUse=1G
+    regexp: '^#?SystemMaxUse='
+  notify: Restart systemd-journald.service
+
 - name: Set default editor to vim
   lineinfile:
     path: /etc/environment