diff --git a/agent/logger/log.go b/agent/logger/log.go
index 75899c2fb2f..b1feaeb583b 100644
--- a/agent/logger/log.go
+++ b/agent/logger/log.go
@@ -86,9 +86,10 @@ func seelogConfig() string {
 			<console />`
 	c += platformLogConfig()
 	c += `
-		</filter>
-		<filter levels="` + getLevelList(Config.instanceLevel) + `">`
+		</filter>`
 	if Config.logfile != "" {
+		c += `
+		<filter levels="` + getLevelList(Config.instanceLevel) + `">`
 		if Config.RolloverType == "size" {
 			c += `
 			<rollingfile filename="` + Config.logfile + `" type="size"
@@ -98,9 +99,10 @@ func seelogConfig() string {
 			<rollingfile filename="` + Config.logfile + `" type="date"
 			 datepattern="2006-01-02-15" archivetype="none" maxrolls="` + strconv.Itoa(Config.MaxRollCount) + `" />`
 		}
+		c += `
+		</filter>`
 	}
 	c += `
-		</filter>
 	</outputs>
 	<formats>
 		<format id="logfmt" format="%EcsAgentLogfmt" />
diff --git a/agent/logger/log_unix_test.go b/agent/logger/log_unix_test.go
index 10455f256cf..b428ed1371e 100644
--- a/agent/logger/log_unix_test.go
+++ b/agent/logger/log_unix_test.go
@@ -52,6 +52,31 @@ func TestSeelogConfig_Default(t *testing.T) {
 </seelog>`, c)
 }
 
+func TestSeelogConfig_WithotuLogFile(t *testing.T) {
+	Config = &logConfig{
+		driverLevel:   DEFAULT_LOGLEVEL,
+		instanceLevel: DEFAULT_LOGLEVEL,
+		RolloverType:  DEFAULT_ROLLOVER_TYPE,
+		outputFormat:  DEFAULT_OUTPUT_FORMAT,
+		MaxFileSizeMB: DEFAULT_MAX_FILE_SIZE,
+		MaxRollCount:  DEFAULT_MAX_ROLL_COUNT,
+	}
+	c := seelogConfig()
+	require.Equal(t, `
+<seelog type="asyncloop">
+	<outputs formatid="logfmt">
+		<filter levels="info,warn,error,critical">
+			<console />
+		</filter>
+	</outputs>
+	<formats>
+		<format id="logfmt" format="%EcsAgentLogfmt" />
+		<format id="json" format="%EcsAgentJson" />
+		<format id="windows" format="%Msg" />
+	</formats>
+</seelog>`, c)
+}
+
 func TestSeelogConfig_DebugLevel(t *testing.T) {
 	Config = &logConfig{
 		logfile:       "foo.log",
diff --git a/agent/logger/log_windows_test.go b/agent/logger/log_windows_test.go
index 608b55d3103..46dfda49881 100644
--- a/agent/logger/log_windows_test.go
+++ b/agent/logger/log_windows_test.go
@@ -53,6 +53,33 @@ func TestSeelogConfigWindows_Default(t *testing.T) {
 </seelog>`, c)
 }
 
+func TestSeelogConfigWindows_WithoutLogFile(t *testing.T) {
+	Config = &logConfig{
+		logfile:       "foo.log",
+		driverLevel:   DEFAULT_LOGLEVEL,
+		instanceLevel: DEFAULT_LOGLEVEL,
+		RolloverType:  DEFAULT_ROLLOVER_TYPE,
+		outputFormat:  DEFAULT_OUTPUT_FORMAT,
+		MaxFileSizeMB: DEFAULT_MAX_FILE_SIZE,
+		MaxRollCount:  DEFAULT_MAX_ROLL_COUNT,
+	}
+	c := seelogConfig()
+	require.Equal(t, `
+<seelog type="asyncloop">
+	<outputs formatid="logfmt">
+		<filter levels="info,warn,error,critical">
+			<console />
+			<custom name="wineventlog" formatid="windows" />
+		</filter>
+	</outputs>
+	<formats>
+		<format id="logfmt" format="%EcsAgentLogfmt" />
+		<format id="json" format="%EcsAgentJson" />
+		<format id="windows" format="%Msg" />
+	</formats>
+</seelog>`, c)
+}
+
 func TestSeelogConfigWindows_DebugLevel(t *testing.T) {
 	Config = &logConfig{
 		logfile:       "foo.log",