diff --git a/library/puppet b/library/puppet
index 9c2149e..51464ca 100644
--- a/library/puppet
+++ b/library/puppet
@@ -67,6 +67,12 @@ options:
       - Puppet environment to be used.
     required: false
     default: None
+  logdest:
+    description:
+      - Where the puppet logs should go, if puppet apply is being used
+    required: false
+    default: stdout
+    choices: [ 'stdout', 'syslog' ]
 requirements: [ puppet ]
 author: "Monty Taylor (@emonty)"
 '''
@@ -111,8 +117,12 @@ def main():
             timeout=dict(default="30m"),
             puppetmaster=dict(required=False, default=None),
             manifest=dict(required=False, default=None),
+            logdest=dict(
+                required=False, default=['stdout'],
+                choices=['stdout', 'syslog']),
             show_diff=dict(
-                default=False, aliases=['show-diff'], type='bool'), # internal code to work with --diff, do not use
+                # internal code to work with --diff, do not use
+                default=False, aliases=['show-diff'], type='bool'),
             facts=dict(default=None),
             facter_basename=dict(default='ansible'),
             environment=dict(required=False, default=None),
@@ -183,7 +193,9 @@ def main():
         else:
             cmd += " --no-noop"
     else:
-        cmd = "%s apply --detailed-exitcodes --logdest syslog " % base_cmd
+        cmd = "%s apply --detailed-exitcodes " % base_cmd
+        if p['logdest'] == 'syslog':
+            cmd += "--logdest syslog "
         if p['environment']:
             cmd += "--environment '%s' " % p['environment']
         if module.check_mode:
@@ -195,7 +207,7 @@ def main():
 
     if rc == 0:
         # success
-        module.exit_json(rc=rc, changed=False)
+        module.exit_json(rc=rc, changed=False, stdout=stdout)
     elif rc == 1:
         # rc==1 could be because it's disabled
         # rc==1 could also mean there was a compilation failure
@@ -206,18 +218,19 @@ def main():
             msg = "puppet did not run"
         module.exit_json(
             rc=rc, disabled=disabled, msg=msg,
-            error=True)
+            error=True, stdout=stdout, stderr=stderr)
     elif rc == 2:
         # success with changes
-        module.exit_json(rc=0, changed=True)
+        module.exit_json(rc=0, changed=True, stdout=stdout, stderr=stderr)
     elif rc == 124:
         # timeout
         module.exit_json(
-            rc=rc, msg="%s timed out" % cmd)
+            rc=rc, msg="%s timed out" % cmd, stdout=stdout, stderr=stderr)
     else:
         # failure
         module.fail_json(
-            rc=rc, msg="%s failed with return code: %d" % (cmd, rc))
+            rc=rc, msg="%s failed with return code: %d" % (cmd, rc),
+            stdout=stdout, stderr=stderr)
 
 # import module snippets
 from ansible.module_utils.basic import *
diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index 339c957..2c00eab 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@
     show_diff: "{{ show_diff|default(false) }}"
     facts: "{{ facts|default(omit) }}"
     facter_basename: "{{ facter_basename|default(omit) }}"
+    logdest: "{{ puppet_logdest|default(omit) }}"
 
 - block:
   - name: find logs