diff --git a/recipes-extended/rsyslog/files/rsyslog-override.conf b/recipes-extended/rsyslog/files/rsyslog-override.conf
index d5084b1..faeeae0 100644
--- a/recipes-extended/rsyslog/files/rsyslog-override.conf
+++ b/recipes-extended/rsyslog/files/rsyslog-override.conf
@@ -2,3 +2,5 @@
 # This service is restarted when an rsyslog property is set, so
 # disable rate limiting to allow it to always be restarted.
 StartLimitIntervalSec=0
+# This file exists only if remote logging has been configured
+ConditionPathExists=/etc/rsyslog.d/server.conf