diff --git a/core/logging-to-journald/runtest.sh b/core/logging-to-journald/runtest.sh
index 83375e0..e386a75 100755
--- a/core/logging-to-journald/runtest.sh
+++ b/core/logging-to-journald/runtest.sh
@@ -53,8 +53,10 @@ rlJournalStart
 
         # Test that requests are only logged at the configured level
         rlRun "curl http://localhost/${PFX}-test-beta > /dev/null" 0
-        rlRun "journalctl -q -u httpd -g ${PFX}-test-beta -p crit > journal.crit"
-        rlRun "journalctl -q -u httpd -g ${PFX}-test-beta -p emerg > journal.emerg"
+        # journalctl: return a non-zero EC when --grep returns no matches
+        # https://github.com/systemd/systemd/commit/6cda6774bdd90f8496d38dcd75d9be8a12660577
+        rlRun "journalctl -q -u httpd -g ${PFX}-test-beta -p crit > journal.crit" 0,1
+        rlRun "journalctl -q -u httpd -g ${PFX}-test-beta -p emerg > journal.emerg" 0,1
         rlRun "journalctl -q -u httpd -g ${PFX}-test-beta -p notice > journal.notice"
         rlAssertNotDiffer journal.crit /dev/null
         rlAssertNotDiffer journal.emerg /dev/null