diff --git a/libprocessgroup/task_profiles.cpp b/libprocessgroup/task_profiles.cpp
index 13113063d..8d4ce2545 100644
--- a/libprocessgroup/task_profiles.cpp
+++ b/libprocessgroup/task_profiles.cpp
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ bool WriteFileAction::ExecuteForProcess(uid_t uid, pid_t pid) const {
     value = StringReplace(value, "<pid>", std::to_string(pid), true);
 
     if (!WriteStringToFile(value, filepath)) {
-        PLOG(ERROR) << "Failed to write '" << value << "' to " << filepath;
+        if (logfailures_) PLOG(ERROR) << "Failed to write '" << value << "' to " << filepath;
         return false;
     }
 
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ bool WriteFileAction::ExecuteForTask(int tid) const {
     value = StringReplace(value, "<pid>", std::to_string(tid), true);
 
     if (!WriteStringToFile(value, filepath)) {
-        PLOG(ERROR) << "Failed to write '" << value << "' to " << filepath;
+        if (logfailures_) PLOG(ERROR) << "Failed to write '" << value << "' to " << filepath;
         return false;
     }
 
@@ -516,7 +516,10 @@ bool TaskProfiles::Load(const CgroupMap& cg_map, const std::string& file_name) {
                 std::string attr_filepath = params_val["FilePath"].asString();
                 std::string attr_value = params_val["Value"].asString();
                 if (!attr_filepath.empty() && !attr_value.empty()) {
-                    profile->Add(std::make_unique<WriteFileAction>(attr_filepath, attr_value));
+                    const Json::Value& logfailures = params_val["LogFailures"];
+                    bool attr_logfailures = logfailures.isNull() || logfailures.asBool();
+                    profile->Add(std::make_unique<WriteFileAction>(attr_filepath, attr_value,
+                                                                   attr_logfailures));
                 } else if (attr_filepath.empty()) {
                     LOG(WARNING) << "WriteFile: invalid parameter: "
                                  << "empty filepath";
diff --git a/libprocessgroup/task_profiles.h b/libprocessgroup/task_profiles.h
index 98bcb0ea7..25a84b0c1 100644
--- a/libprocessgroup/task_profiles.h
+++ b/libprocessgroup/task_profiles.h
@@ -142,14 +142,16 @@ class SetCgroupAction : public ProfileAction {
 // Write to file action
 class WriteFileAction : public ProfileAction {
   public:
-    WriteFileAction(const std::string& filepath, const std::string& value) noexcept
-        : filepath_(filepath), value_(value) {}
+    WriteFileAction(const std::string& filepath, const std::string& value,
+                    bool logfailures) noexcept
+        : filepath_(filepath), value_(value), logfailures_(logfailures) {}
 
     virtual bool ExecuteForProcess(uid_t uid, pid_t pid) const;
     virtual bool ExecuteForTask(int tid) const;
 
   private:
     std::string filepath_, value_;
+    bool logfailures_;
 };
 
 class TaskProfile {