diff --git a/ansible/roles/common/templates/conf/input/01-syslog.conf.j2 b/ansible/roles/common/templates/conf/input/01-syslog.conf.j2
index f01f74c5fe..762d48f977 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/common/templates/conf/input/01-syslog.conf.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/common/templates/conf/input/01-syslog.conf.j2
@@ -3,5 +3,6 @@
   port {{ fluentd_syslog_port }}
   bind {{ api_interface_address }}
   tag syslog
+  priority_key log_level
   format /^(?<Payload>.*)$/
 </source>