diff --git a/start-sshguard.sh b/start-sshguard.sh
index 3f8ef98..67f46b8 100755
--- a/start-sshguard.sh
+++ b/start-sshguard.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 set -eu
 
 BACKEND=${BACKEND:-/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/sshg-fw-ipset}
-LOGREADER=${LOGREADER:-LANG=C /bin/journalctl -afb -p info -n1 -D /var/log/journal -o cat SYSLOG_FACILITY=4 SYSLOG_FACILITY=10}
+LOGREADER=${LOGREADER:-LANG=C /bin/journalctl -afb -p info -n1 -D /var/log/journal -u sshd -o cat SYSLOG_FACILITY=4 SYSLOG_FACILITY=10}
 THRESHOLD=${THRESHOLD:-30}
 BLOCK_TIME=${BLOCK_TIME:-120}
 DETECTION_TIME=${DETECTION_TIME:-1800}