diff --git a/data/conf/logging/logrotate.conf b/data/conf/logging/logrotate.conf
index 10f15331f..dd59e3dd8 100644
--- a/data/conf/logging/logrotate.conf
+++ b/data/conf/logging/logrotate.conf
@@ -8,6 +8,6 @@
         sharedscripts
         su root adm
         postrotate
-			/usr/lib/rsyslog/rsyslog-rotate
+		/usr/lib/rsyslog/rsyslog-rotate
         endscript
 }
diff --git a/data/conf/logging/rsyslog.conf b/data/conf/logging/rsyslog.conf
index efa7b543c..dcc15a5cf 100644
--- a/data/conf/logging/rsyslog.conf
+++ b/data/conf/logging/rsyslog.conf
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
-if $programname contains "cgr-engine" or $programname contains "CGRateS" then /var/log/cgrates/CGRateS.log
-& stop
+if ($programname startswith 'cgr-engine' or $msg contains 'CGRateS') then {
+    action(type="omfile" File="/var/log/cgrates/CGRateS.log")
+    stop
+}
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