diff --git a/templates/filebeat.yml.j2 b/templates/filebeat.yml.j2
index 02c315ed0e750c408c06e03c9dd13f3854fa3c0b..bb86d37efbcbd1c211ef8d23836ce48192ae72c1 100644
--- a/templates/filebeat.yml.j2
+++ b/templates/filebeat.yml.j2
@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@ filebeat.config.modules:
   reload.enabled: false
 
 # ================================== General ===================================
+logging:
+  level: info
+  to_files: true
+  to_syslog: false
+
 fields_under_root: true
 
 {% if inventory_hostname in groups.docker | default([]) %}