diff --git a/command/agent/config.go b/command/agent/config.go
index 5f0bfdf78500..6d8c890bbfd4 100644
--- a/command/agent/config.go
+++ b/command/agent/config.go
@@ -254,6 +254,7 @@ func DefaultConfig() *Config {
 		Server: &ServerConfig{
 			Enabled: false,
 		},
+		SyslogFacility: "LOCAL0",
 	}
 }