diff --git a/fluent-logging/values.yaml b/fluent-logging/values.yaml
index 5e6a12695..2ac2cd94a 100644
--- a/fluent-logging/values.yaml
+++ b/fluent-logging/values.yaml
@@ -433,6 +433,7 @@ conf:
         host: "#{ENV['ELASTICSEARCH_HOST']}"
         port: "#{ENV['ELASTICSEARCH_PORT']}"
         logstash_format: true
+        type_name: fluent
         buffer:
           -
             - header: buffer