diff --git a/deployment-apps/03-Forward_to_syslogCTRL/local/outputs.conf b/deployment-apps/03-Forward_to_syslogCTRL/local/outputs.conf
index 1dec439f..b5de5fd0 100644
--- a/deployment-apps/03-Forward_to_syslogCTRL/local/outputs.conf
+++ b/deployment-apps/03-Forward_to_syslogCTRL/local/outputs.conf
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [syslog]
-type = tcp
+type = udp
 
 [syslog:esxiGroup]
 server = 10.10.40.110:514