diff --git a/package/system/procd/files/log.init b/package/system/procd/files/log.init
index 94c66513cec..4a878fed99d 100644
--- a/package/system/procd/files/log.init
+++ b/package/system/procd/files/log.init
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ start_service_remote()
 
 	config_get log_ip $1 log_ip
 	config_get log_port $1 log_port
-	config_get log_proto $1 log_proto
+	config_get log_proto $1 log_proto udp
 
 	[ -z "${log_ip}" ] && return