diff --git a/roles/beats/defaults/main.yml b/roles/beats/defaults/main.yml
index 276bda68..e13ca19b 100644
--- a/roles/beats/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/beats/defaults/main.yml
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ filebeat_log_inputs:
     name: messages
     paths:
       - /var/log/messages
+      - /var/log/syslog
 filebeat_enable: true
 filebeat_journald: false
 filebeat_journald_inputs: