Why does systemd-journald stopped logging post switching root?

Issue

• This issue happens only if Storage is set to "none" in /etc/systemd/journald.conf

# grep ^Storage /etc/systemd/journald.conf 
Storage=none

• After a reboot, systemd-journald doesn't log to /var/log/messages. Last entry on both journal logs and /var/log/messages is showing journal has stopped:

 # journalctl | tail -n 1
Jul 04 09:05:27 rhel8.adamibrahim.net systemd-journald[216]: Journal stopped

# tail -n 1 /var/log/messages
Jul  4 09:05:27 rhel8 systemd-journald[216]: Journal stopped