diff --git a/tests/functional/vfio/vfio_fedora_vm_wrapper.sh b/tests/functional/vfio/vfio_fedora_vm_wrapper.sh
index 3d666e0223..07ef83874b 100755
--- a/tests/functional/vfio/vfio_fedora_vm_wrapper.sh
+++ b/tests/functional/vfio/vfio_fedora_vm_wrapper.sh
@@ -160,7 +160,8 @@ ${environment}
 
     sudo mkdir -p /workspace
     sudo mount -t 9p -o access=any,trans=virtio,version=9p2000.L workspace /workspace
-    trap "cd \${tests_repo_dir}; sudo -E PATH=\$PATH .ci/teardown.sh ${artifacts_dir} || true; sudo chown -R \${USER} ${artifacts_dir}" EXIT
+    mkdir -p ${artifacts_dir}
+    trap "cd /workspace; sudo journalctl -b0 > ${artifacts_dir}/journal.log || true; sudo chown -R \${USER} ${artifacts_dir}" EXIT
 
     pushd /workspace
     source tests/common.bash