diff --git a/ansible/roles/common/templates/conf/output/00-local.conf.j2 b/ansible/roles/common/templates/conf/output/00-local.conf.j2
index 8d4afed43f..5ceed1e59e 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/common/templates/conf/output/00-local.conf.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/common/templates/conf/output/00-local.conf.j2
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
   </store>
 {% if log_direct_to_elasticsearch %}
   <store>
-       type elasticsearch
+       @type elasticsearch
        host {{ elasticsearch_address }}
        port {{ elasticsearch_port }}
        scheme {{ fluentd_elasticsearch_scheme }}
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
   </store>
 {% if log_direct_to_elasticsearch %}
   <store>
-       type elasticsearch
+       @type elasticsearch
        host {{ elasticsearch_address }}
        port {{ elasticsearch_port }}
        scheme {{ fluentd_elasticsearch_scheme }}