diff --git a/test/system/700-play.bats b/test/system/700-play.bats
index 026df8034032..12a84ef15b72 100644
--- a/test/system/700-play.bats
+++ b/test/system/700-play.bats
@@ -157,9 +157,8 @@ RELABEL="system_u:object_r:container_file_t:s0"
 
     # Run `play kube` in the background as it will wait for the service
     # container to exit.
-    log=/tmp/podman-kube-bg.log
     timeout --foreground -v --kill=10 60 \
-        $PODMAN play kube --service-container=true --log-driver journald $TESTYAML &>$log &
+        $PODMAN --syslog play kube --service-container=true --log-driver journald $TESTYAML &>/dev/null &
 
     # Wait for the container to be running
     container_a=$PODCTRNAME
@@ -201,7 +200,7 @@ RELABEL="system_u:object_r:container_file_t:s0"
     is "$output" "true"
 
     # Restart the pod, make sure the service is running again
-    run_podman pod restart $PODNAME
+    run_podman --syslog pod restart $PODNAME
     run_podman container inspect $service_container --format "{{.State.Running}}"
     is "$output" "true"
 
@@ -212,17 +211,13 @@ RELABEL="system_u:object_r:container_file_t:s0"
     is "$output" "Error: container .* is the service container of pod(s) .* and cannot be removed without removing the pod(s)"
 
     # Kill the pod and make sure the service is not running
-    run_podman pod kill $PODNAME
+    run_podman --syslog pod kill $PODNAME
     _ensure_container_running $service_container false
 
-    echo
-    echo "cat $log:"
-    cat $log
-    echo
     run_podman network ls
 
     # Remove the pod and make sure the service is removed along with it
-    run_podman pod rm $PODNAME
+    run_podman --syslog pod rm $PODNAME
     run_podman 1 container exists $service_container
 }