diff --git a/pyanaconda/anaconda_logging.py b/pyanaconda/anaconda_logging.py
index 90131176d8d..5c86de610ff 100644
--- a/pyanaconda/anaconda_logging.py
+++ b/pyanaconda/anaconda_logging.py
@@ -241,6 +241,9 @@ def stderrToJournal(self):
         Redirect Anaconda main process stderr to Journal, as otherwise this could end up writing
         all over the TUI on TTY1.
         """
+        if not self.write_to_journal:
+            return
+
         # create an appropriately named Journal writing stream
         anaconda_stderr_stream = journal.stream("anaconda", priority=journal.LOG_ERR)
         # redirect stderr of this process to the stream