diff --git a/templates/rsyslog_forwards.conf.j2 b/templates/rsyslog_forwards.conf.j2
index 55e72eb..aba7746 100644
--- a/templates/rsyslog_forwards.conf.j2
+++ b/templates/rsyslog_forwards.conf.j2
@@ -5,5 +5,5 @@ $ActionQueueType LinkedList
 $ActionQueueFileName {{ dest.name }}
 $ActionResumeRetryCount -1
 $ActionQueueSaveOnShutdown on
-*.* {{ dest.dest }};RSYSLOG_ForwardFormat
+*.* {{ dest.dest }};{{ dest.format | default("RSYSLOG_ForwardFormat") }}
 {% endfor %}