diff --git a/awx/main/utils/external_logging.py b/awx/main/utils/external_logging.py
index 8444b1cfbb..743e0f45ab 100644
--- a/awx/main/utils/external_logging.py
+++ b/awx/main/utils/external_logging.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import os
-
+import shutil
+import tempfile 
 import urllib.parse as urlparse
 
 from django.conf import settings
@@ -112,6 +113,10 @@ def construct_rsyslog_conf_template(settings=settings):
 
 def reconfigure_rsyslog():
     tmpl = construct_rsyslog_conf_template()
-    with open('/var/lib/awx/rsyslog/rsyslog.conf', 'w') as f:
-        f.write(tmpl + '\n')
+    # Write config to a temp file then move it to preserve atomicity
+    with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory(prefix='rsyslog-conf-') as temp_dir:
+        path = temp_dir + '/rsyslog.conf.temp'
+        with open(path, 'w') as f:
+            f.write(tmpl + '\n')
+        shutil.move(path, '/var/lib/awx/rsyslog/rsyslog.conf')
     supervisor_service_command(command='restart', service='awx-rsyslogd')