diff --git a/config/filter.d/proftpd.conf b/config/filter.d/proftpd.conf
index 4bc0ba01..303be5e5 100644
--- a/config/filter.d/proftpd.conf
+++ b/config/filter.d/proftpd.conf
@@ -23,5 +23,8 @@ failregex = ^%(__prefix_line)s%(__hostname)s \(\S+\[<HOST>\]\)[: -]+ USER .*: no
 
 ignoreregex = 
 
+[Init]
+journalmatch = _SYSTEMD_UNIT=proftpd.service
+
 # Author: Yaroslav Halchenko
 #         Daniel Black - hardening of regex