diff --git a/packages/ui-tests/cypress/e2e/designer/specialStepConfiguration/loadBalancerConfig.cy.ts b/packages/ui-tests/cypress/e2e/designer/specialStepConfiguration/loadBalancerConfig.cy.ts
index e9f680125..78e6f5ab2 100644
--- a/packages/ui-tests/cypress/e2e/designer/specialStepConfiguration/loadBalancerConfig.cy.ts
+++ b/packages/ui-tests/cypress/e2e/designer/specialStepConfiguration/loadBalancerConfig.cy.ts
@@ -35,10 +35,10 @@ describe('Tests for sidebar loadBalancer step configuration', () => {
       'steps:',
       '- to:',
       'parameters: {}',
-      'uri: log',
+      'uri: log:InfoLogger',
       '- to:',
       'parameters: {}',
-      'uri: log',
+      'uri: log:InfoLogger',
       'description: loadBalancerDescription',
       'inheritErrorHandler: true',
       'id: testId',
diff --git a/packages/ui-tests/cypress/fixtures/flows/camelRoute/multiflow.yaml b/packages/ui-tests/cypress/fixtures/flows/camelRoute/multiflow.yaml
index 2556c2190..a9601ad0a 100644
--- a/packages/ui-tests/cypress/fixtures/flows/camelRoute/multiflow.yaml
+++ b/packages/ui-tests/cypress/fixtures/flows/camelRoute/multiflow.yaml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
       steps:
         - log:
             id: log-6809
-            message: template message
+            message: ${body}
 - route:
     id: route-4321
     from:
@@ -19,4 +19,4 @@
       steps:
         - log:
             id: log-2966
-            message: template message
+            message: ${body}
diff --git a/packages/ui-tests/cypress/fixtures/flows/malformed/camelRoute/missingId.yaml b/packages/ui-tests/cypress/fixtures/flows/malformed/camelRoute/missingId.yaml
index 1e6c145e8..7368dacce 100644
--- a/packages/ui-tests/cypress/fixtures/flows/malformed/camelRoute/missingId.yaml
+++ b/packages/ui-tests/cypress/fixtures/flows/malformed/camelRoute/missingId.yaml
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@
                 expression: body-constant
         - log:
             id: log-4225
-            message: template message
+            message: ${body}
diff --git a/packages/ui-tests/cypress/fixtures/flows/malformed/camelRoute/unknownNode.yaml b/packages/ui-tests/cypress/fixtures/flows/malformed/camelRoute/unknownNode.yaml
index e103ae8d8..a695072b1 100644
--- a/packages/ui-tests/cypress/fixtures/flows/malformed/camelRoute/unknownNode.yaml
+++ b/packages/ui-tests/cypress/fixtures/flows/malformed/camelRoute/unknownNode.yaml
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@
         repeatCount: "5"
       steps:
         - setBody:
-        # wrong id placement - creates unknown node 
+        # wrong id placement - creates unknown node
         - id: setBody-3518
         # wrong id placement
         - log:
             id: log-4225
-            message: template message
+            message: ${body}
     id: route-8484
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/components/Visualization/Canvas/__snapshots__/CanvasSideBar.test.tsx.snap b/packages/ui/src/components/Visualization/Canvas/__snapshots__/CanvasSideBar.test.tsx.snap
index 3ebd083bc..54e596878 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/components/Visualization/Canvas/__snapshots__/CanvasSideBar.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/packages/ui/src/components/Visualization/Canvas/__snapshots__/CanvasSideBar.test.tsx.snap
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ parameters:
 steps:
   - log:
       id: log-1234
-      message: template message
+      message: \${body}
 
                   </code>
                 </pre>
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/hooks/entities.test.tsx b/packages/ui/src/hooks/entities.test.tsx
index 524b27014..e70423ba2 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/hooks/entities.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/hooks/entities.test.tsx
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ describe('useEntities', () => {
       steps:
         - log:
             id: log-1234
-            message: template message
+            message: \${body}
 `,
     );
   });
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ describe('useEntities', () => {
       steps:
         - log:
             id: log-1234
-            message: template message
+            message: \${body}
 `;
 
       const { result } = renderHook(() => useEntities());
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ describe('useEntities', () => {
       steps:
         - log:
             id: log-1234
-            message: template message
+            message: \${body}
 `,
       );
     });
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/models/visualization/flows/support/camel-component-default.service.test.ts b/packages/ui/src/models/visualization/flows/support/camel-component-default.service.test.ts
index d5bde4f4c..3499b9812 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/models/visualization/flows/support/camel-component-default.service.test.ts
+++ b/packages/ui/src/models/visualization/flows/support/camel-component-default.service.test.ts
@@ -43,10 +43,20 @@ describe('CamelComponentDefaultService', () => {
         name: 'log',
       } as DefinedComponent) as any;
       expect(logDefault.log).toBeDefined();
-      expect((logDefault.log.id as string).startsWith('log-')).toBeTruthy();
+      expect(logDefault.log.id as string).toMatch(/^log-/);
       expect(logDefault.log.message).toEqual('${body}');
     });
 
+    it('should return the default value for a log component', () => {
+      const logDefault = CamelComponentDefaultService.getDefaultNodeDefinitionValue({
+        type: 'component',
+        name: 'log',
+      } as DefinedComponent) as any;
+      expect(logDefault.to).toBeDefined();
+      expect(logDefault.to.id as string).toMatch(/^to-/);
+      expect(logDefault.to.uri).toEqual('log:InfoLogger');
+    });
+
     it('should return the default value for a doCatch processor', () => {
       const doCatchDefault = CamelComponentDefaultService.getDefaultNodeDefinitionValue({
         type: 'processor',
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/models/visualization/flows/support/camel-component-default.service.ts b/packages/ui/src/models/visualization/flows/support/camel-component-default.service.ts
index 02028f2a3..ffa81ed3f 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/models/visualization/flows/support/camel-component-default.service.ts
+++ b/packages/ui/src/models/visualization/flows/support/camel-component-default.service.ts
@@ -43,12 +43,23 @@ export class CamelComponentDefaultService {
   }
 
   private static getDefaultValueFromComponent(componentName: string): object {
-    return parse(`
-      to:
-        id: ${getCamelRandomId('to')}
-        uri: "${componentName}"
-        parameters: {}
-    `);
+    switch (componentName) {
+      case 'log':
+        return parse(`
+          to:
+            id: ${getCamelRandomId('to')}
+            uri: log:InfoLogger
+            parameters: {}
+        `);
+
+      default:
+        return parse(`
+          to:
+            id: ${getCamelRandomId('to')}
+            uri: "${componentName}"
+            parameters: {}
+        `);
+    }
   }
 
   private static getDefaultValueFromKamelet(kameletName: string): object {
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/models/visualization/flows/templates/route.ts b/packages/ui/src/models/visualization/flows/templates/route.ts
index 36584b3ac..88d826f7d 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/models/visualization/flows/templates/route.ts
+++ b/packages/ui/src/models/visualization/flows/templates/route.ts
@@ -11,5 +11,5 @@ export const routeTemplate = () => {
       steps:
         - log:
             id: ${getCamelRandomId('log')}
-            message: template message`;
+            message: \${body}`;
 };