diff --git a/tests/image_prep/ansible.cfg b/tests/image_prep/ansible.cfg
index a3937825..8a8c47fa 100644
--- a/tests/image_prep/ansible.cfg
+++ b/tests/image_prep/ansible.cfg
@@ -2,3 +2,5 @@
 [defaults]
 strategy_plugins = ../../ansible_mitogen/plugins/strategy
 retry_files_enabled = false
+display_args_to_stdout = True
+no_target_syslog = True