diff --git a/src/core/manager.c b/src/core/manager.c
index bed52aa42e..4a78bfb09f 100644
--- a/src/core/manager.c
+++ b/src/core/manager.c
@@ -3550,6 +3550,7 @@ void manager_recheck_journal(Manager *m) {
                  * might trigger an activation ourselves we can't fulfill */
                 log_set_prohibit_ipc(true);
                 log_close_journal();
+                log_open();
         }
 }