diff --git a/salt/kibana/defaults.yaml b/salt/kibana/defaults.yaml
index 58632907c..eae767386 100644
--- a/salt/kibana/defaults.yaml
+++ b/salt/kibana/defaults.yaml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ kibana:
           type: file
           fileName: /var/log/kibana/kibana.log
           layout:
-            type: pattern
+            type: json
       root:
         appenders: 
           - default