diff --git a/salt/elasticsearch/files/ingest/zeek.weird b/salt/elasticsearch/files/ingest/zeek.weird
index 7c138f991..2665bbb33 100644
--- a/salt/elasticsearch/files/ingest/zeek.weird
+++ b/salt/elasticsearch/files/ingest/zeek.weird
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
   "description" : "zeek.weird",
   "processors" : [
     { "remove":         { "field": ["host"],     "ignore_failure": true                                                                  } },
+    { "json":		{ "field": "message",			"target_field": "message2",		"ignore_failure": true	} },
     { "rename": 	{ "field": "message2.name", 		"target_field": "weird.name",			"ignore_missing": true 	} },
     { "rename": 	{ "field": "message2.addl", 		"target_field": "weird.additional_info",	"ignore_missing": true 	} },
     { "rename": 	{ "field": "message2.notice", 		"target_field": "weird.notice",		"ignore_missing": true 	} },