diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/web-apps/libretranslate.nix b/nixos/modules/services/web-apps/libretranslate.nix
index 5ac68ad3c919..b243f42e8100 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/web-apps/libretranslate.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/web-apps/libretranslate.nix
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ in
       wantedBy = [ "multi-user.target" ];
       environment = {
         HOME = cfg.dataDir;
+        PYTHONUNBUFFERED = "1"; # ensure stdout is logged to journal
       };
       serviceConfig = lib.mkMerge [
         {