diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c853a1266df4..2d10cd449ebd 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -17,8 +17,13 @@
 #### Promtail
 
 ##### Enhancements
+
 * [8474](https://github.com/grafana/loki/pull/8787) **andriikushch**: Promtail: Add a new target for the Azure Event Hubs
 
+##### Fixes
+
+* [8988](https://github.com/grafana/loki/pull/8988) **darxriggs**: Promtail: Prevent logging errors on normal shutdown.
+
 ## 2.8.0 (2023-03-??)
 
 #### Loki
diff --git a/clients/pkg/promtail/targets/journal/journaltarget.go b/clients/pkg/promtail/targets/journal/journaltarget.go
index 8f6f76f2bcb0..d528d28d4355 100644
--- a/clients/pkg/promtail/targets/journal/journaltarget.go
+++ b/clients/pkg/promtail/targets/journal/journaltarget.go
@@ -202,12 +202,16 @@ func journalTargetWithReader(
 		for {
 			err := t.r.Follow(until, io.Discard)
 			if err != nil {
-				level.Error(t.logger).Log("msg", "received error during sdjournal follow", "err", err.Error())
+				if err == sdjournal.ErrExpired {
+					return
+				}
 
-				if err == sdjournal.ErrExpired || err == syscall.EBADMSG || err == io.EOF {
+				if err == syscall.EBADMSG || err == io.EOF {
 					level.Error(t.logger).Log("msg", "unable to follow journal", "err", err.Error())
 					return
 				}
+
+				level.Error(t.logger).Log("msg", "received unexpected error while following the journal", "err", err.Error())
 			}
 
 			// prevent tight loop