diff --git a/pkg/log4j2.properties b/pkg/log4j2.properties
index 53f9a8bbe..f4cd1e49a 100644
--- a/pkg/log4j2.properties
+++ b/pkg/log4j2.properties
@@ -2,16 +2,27 @@ status = error
 name = LogstashPropertiesConfig
 
 appender.rolling.type = RollingFile
-appender.rolling.name = rolling
+appender.rolling.name = plain_rolling
 appender.rolling.fileName = ${sys:ls.logs}/logstash.log
-appender.rolling.layout.type = PatternLayout
-appender.rolling.layout.pattern = [%d{ISO8601}][%-5p][%-25c] %.10000m%n
 appender.rolling.filePattern = ${sys:ls.logs}/logstash-%d{yyyy-MM-dd}.log
 appender.rolling.policies.type = Policies
 appender.rolling.policies.time.type = TimeBasedTriggeringPolicy
 appender.rolling.policies.time.interval = 1
 appender.rolling.policies.time.modulate = true
+appender.rolling.layout.type = PatternLayout
+appender.rolling.layout.pattern = [%d{ISO8601}][%-5p][%-25c] %.10000m%n
 
-rootLogger.level = error
-rootLogger.appenderRef.rolling.ref = rolling
+appender.json_rolling.type = RollingFile
+appender.json_rolling.name = json_rolling
+appender.json_rolling.fileName = ${sys:ls.logs}/logstash.log
+appender.json_rolling.filePattern = ${sys:ls.logs}/logstash-%d{yyyy-MM-dd}.log
+appender.json_rolling.policies.type = Policies
+appender.json_rolling.policies.time.type = TimeBasedTriggeringPolicy
+appender.json_rolling.policies.time.interval = 1
+appender.json_rolling.policies.time.modulate = true
+appender.json_rolling.layout.type = JSONLayout
+appender.json_rolling.layout.compact = true
+appender.json_rolling.layout.eventEol = true
 
+rootLogger.level = ${sys:ls.log.level}
+rootLogger.appenderRef.rolling.ref = ${sys:ls.log.format}_rolling