diff --git a/deploy/kubernetes/fluentd-sumologic.yaml.tmpl b/deploy/kubernetes/fluentd-sumologic.yaml.tmpl
index c05bd276ad..c197d26eda 100644
--- a/deploy/kubernetes/fluentd-sumologic.yaml.tmpl
+++ b/deploy/kubernetes/fluentd-sumologic.yaml.tmpl
@@ -753,6 +753,8 @@ spec:
             secretKeyRef:
               name: sumologic
               key: endpoint-logs
+        - name: ADDITIONAL_PLUGINS
+          value: ""
 ---
 # Source: sumologic/templates/hpa.yaml