diff --git a/salt/elasticfleet/files/integrations-dynamic/grid-nodes/import-zeek-logs.json b/salt/elasticfleet/files/integrations-dynamic/grid-nodes/import-zeek-logs.json
index 738477da7..5a440344d 100644
--- a/salt/elasticfleet/files/integrations-dynamic/grid-nodes/import-zeek-logs.json
+++ b/salt/elasticfleet/files/integrations-dynamic/grid-nodes/import-zeek-logs.json
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{% set EXCLUDED_LOGS = salt['pillar.get']('zeek:logging:excluded', {}) %}
+{% set EXCLUDED_LOGS = salt['pillar.get']('zeek:logging:excluded') %}
 {%- raw -%}
 {
   "package": {
diff --git a/salt/elasticfleet/files/integrations-dynamic/grid-nodes/zeek-logs.json b/salt/elasticfleet/files/integrations-dynamic/grid-nodes/zeek-logs.json
index 076549523..c18fc89f9 100644
--- a/salt/elasticfleet/files/integrations-dynamic/grid-nodes/zeek-logs.json
+++ b/salt/elasticfleet/files/integrations-dynamic/grid-nodes/zeek-logs.json
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{% set EXCLUDED_LOGS = salt['pillar.get']('zeek:logging:excluded', {}) %}
+{% set EXCLUDED_LOGS = salt['pillar.get']('zeek:logging:excluded') %}
 {%- raw -%}
 {
   "package": {