diff --git a/manifests/run.pp b/manifests/run.pp
index b42ac6d..7cf2608 100644
--- a/manifests/run.pp
+++ b/manifests/run.pp
@@ -5,8 +5,10 @@
 
   if ($facts['os']['family'] == 'windows') {
     $command = "${::env_windows_installdir}\\bin\\puppet"
+    $logdest = 'eventlog'
   } else {
     $command = '/opt/puppetlabs/puppet/bin/puppet'
+    $logdest = 'syslog'
   }
 
   # PUP-1391 Puppet 5.4.0 does not require '--user=root'.
@@ -16,7 +18,7 @@
     $user = '--user=root'
   }
 
-  $arguments = "device ${user} --waitforcert=0 --verbose"
+  $arguments = "device ${user} --waitforcert=0 --verbose --logdest ${logdest}"
 
   # PUP-7412 Puppet 5.0.0 introduces '--target=<device>'.
   $targetable = (versioncmp($::puppetversion, '5.0.0') >= 0)
diff --git a/spec/defines/init_spec.rb b/spec/defines/init_spec.rb
index 588cf4e..9819980 100644
--- a/spec/defines/init_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/defines/init_spec.rb
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@
     it { is_expected.to contain_device_manager__run__via_cron__device(title) }
     it {
       is_expected.to contain_cron('run puppet device').with(
-        'command' => '/opt/puppetlabs/puppet/bin/puppet device --user=root --waitforcert=0 --verbose',
+        'command' => '/opt/puppetlabs/puppet/bin/puppet device --user=root --waitforcert=0 --verbose --logdest syslog',
       )
     }
   end
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@
     it { is_expected.to contain_device_manager__run__via_cron__device(title) }
     it {
       is_expected.to contain_cron("run puppet device target #{title}").with(
-        'command' => "/opt/puppetlabs/puppet/bin/puppet device --user=root --waitforcert=0 --verbose --target=#{title}",
+        'command' => "/opt/puppetlabs/puppet/bin/puppet device --user=root --waitforcert=0 --verbose --logdest syslog --target=#{title}",
         'hour'    => '*',
       )
     }
@@ -172,7 +172,8 @@
     it { is_expected.to contain_device_manager__run__via_scheduled_task__device(title) }
     it {
       is_expected.to contain_scheduled_task("run puppet device target #{task_name}").with(
-        'command' => 'C:\\Program Files\\Puppet Labs\\Puppet\\bin\\puppet',
+        'command'   => 'C:\\Program Files\\Puppet Labs\\Puppet\\bin\\puppet',
+        'arguments' => "device --user=root --waitforcert=0 --verbose --logdest eventlog --target=#{title}",
       )
     }
   end
@@ -207,7 +208,7 @@
     it { is_expected.to contain_device_manager__run__via_exec__device(title) }
     it {
       is_expected.to contain_exec("run puppet device target #{title}").with(
-        'command' => %("/opt/puppetlabs/puppet/bin/puppet" device --user=root --waitforcert=0 --verbose --target=#{title}),
+        'command' => %("/opt/puppetlabs/puppet/bin/puppet" device --user=root --waitforcert=0 --verbose --logdest syslog --target=#{title}),
       )
     }
   end