diff --git a/salt/telegraf/defaults.yaml b/salt/telegraf/defaults.yaml
index ead122b0a..24f58b157 100644
--- a/salt/telegraf/defaults.yaml
+++ b/salt/telegraf/defaults.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 telegraf:
   enabled: False
-  output: BOTH
+  output: INFLUXDB
   config:
     interval: '30s'
     metric_batch_size: 1000