diff --git a/roles/rsyslog/templates/input_basics.j2 b/roles/rsyslog/templates/input_basics.j2
index 0c7c8328..00dcb680 100644
--- a/roles/rsyslog/templates/input_basics.j2
+++ b/roles/rsyslog/templates/input_basics.j2
@@ -3,8 +3,10 @@ module(load="imklog" permitnonkernelfacility="on")
 {% endif %}
 {% if __rsyslog_input.use_imuxsock | d(false) | bool %}
 module(load="imuxsock"    # provides support for local system logging (e.g. via logger command)
+       SysSock.RateLimit.Interval="{{ __rsyslog_input.ratelimit_interval | d(0) }}"
+{% if __rsyslog_input.ratelimit_interval | d(0) > 0 %}
        SysSock.RateLimit.Burst="{{ __rsyslog_input.ratelimit_burst | d(200) }}"
-       SysSock.RateLimit.Interval="{{ __rsyslog_input.ratelimit_burst | d(0) }}"
+{% endif %}
        SysSock.Use="on")  # Turn on message reception via local log socket.
 input(name="basics_imuxsock" type="imuxsock" socket="/dev/log")
 {% else %}
@@ -12,8 +14,10 @@ module(load="imuxsock"    # provides support for local system logging (e.g. via
        SysSock.Use="off") # Turn off message reception via local log socket.
 module(load="imjournal"
        StateFile="{{ __rsyslog_work_dir }}/imjournal.state"
-       RateLimit.Burst="{{ __rsyslog_input.ratelimit_burst | d(20000) }}"
        RateLimit.Interval="{{ __rsyslog_input.ratelimit_interval | d(600) }}"
+{% if __rsyslog_input.ratelimit_interval | d(0) > 0 %}
+       RateLimit.Burst="{{ __rsyslog_input.ratelimit_burst | d(20000) }}"
+{% endif %}
        PersistStateInterval="{{ __rsyslog_input.journal_persist_state_interval | d(10) }}")
 {% endif %}
 {{ lookup('template', 'input_template.j2') }}
diff --git a/roles/rsyslog/templates/input_basics_rhel7.j2 b/roles/rsyslog/templates/input_basics_rhel7.j2
index ea00c03f..3bc754f0 100644
--- a/roles/rsyslog/templates/input_basics_rhel7.j2
+++ b/roles/rsyslog/templates/input_basics_rhel7.j2
@@ -9,8 +9,10 @@ $OmitLocalLogging off
 $ModLoad imjournal # provides access to the systemd journal
 # File to store the position in the journal
 $IMJournalStateFile imjournal.state
-$imjournalRatelimitBurst {{ __rsyslog_input.ratelimit_burst | d(20000) }}
 $imjournalRatelimitInterval {{ __rsyslog_input.ratelimit_interval | d(600) }}
+{% if __rsyslog_input.ratelimit_interval | d(0) > 0 %}
+$imjournalRatelimitBurst {{ __rsyslog_input.ratelimit_burst | d(20000) }}
+{% endif %}
 $imjournalPersistStateInterval {{ __rsyslog_input.journal_persist_state_interval | d(10) }}
 
 # Turn off message reception via local log socket;