diff --git a/config/filter.d/sendmail-auth.conf b/config/filter.d/sendmail-auth.conf
index 138fbb85..7886e60d 100644
--- a/config/filter.d/sendmail-auth.conf
+++ b/config/filter.d/sendmail-auth.conf
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ failregex = ^%(__prefix_line)s\w{14}: (\S+ )?\[<HOST>\]( \(may be forged\))?: po
 
 ignoreregex =
 
+[Init]
+
+journalmatch = _SYSTEMD_UNIT=sendmail.service
+
 # DEV Notes:
 #
 # Author: Daniel Black
diff --git a/config/filter.d/sendmail-reject.conf b/config/filter.d/sendmail-reject.conf
index 2f8fd882..e408a18b 100644
--- a/config/filter.d/sendmail-reject.conf
+++ b/config/filter.d/sendmail-reject.conf
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ ignoreregex =
 
 [Init]
 
+journalmatch = _SYSTEMD_UNIT=sendmail.service
+
 # "maxlines" is number of log lines to buffer for multi-line regex searches
 maxlines = 10