diff --git a/salt/filebeat/etc/filebeat.yml b/salt/filebeat/etc/filebeat.yml
index 3587b6ffd..799a37337 100644
--- a/salt/filebeat/etc/filebeat.yml
+++ b/salt/filebeat/etc/filebeat.yml
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ filebeat.inputs:
       fields: ["source", "prospector", "input", "offset", "beat"]
  
   fields_under_root: true
-  clean_removed: false
+  clean_removed: true
   close_removed: false
 
 - type: log