diff --git a/salt/filebeat/etc/filebeat.yml b/salt/filebeat/etc/filebeat.yml
index 51a751105..f0d3a8587 100644
--- a/salt/filebeat/etc/filebeat.yml
+++ b/salt/filebeat/etc/filebeat.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ name: {{ HOSTNAME }}
 
 # Sets log level. The default log level is info.
 # Available log levels are: error, warning, info, debug
-logging.level: error
+logging.level: debug
 
 # Enable debug output for selected components. To enable all selectors use ["*"]
 # Other available selectors are "beat", "publish", "service"
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ logging.to_files: true
 logging.files:
   # Configure the path where the logs are written. The default is the logs directory
   # under the home path (the binary location).
-  #path: /var/log/filebeat
+  path: /usr/share/filebeat/logs
 
   # The name of the files where the logs are written to.
   name: filebeat.log