diff --git a/docker/base/alpine-3/conf/etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf b/docker/base/alpine-3/conf/etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf
index adda3e8c5..960677f9a 100644
--- a/docker/base/alpine-3/conf/etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf
+++ b/docker/base/alpine-3/conf/etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf
@@ -14,5 +14,5 @@ source s_src {
        internal();
 };
 
-destination d_all { file("/docker.stdout");            };
+destination d_all { pipe("/docker.stdout");            };
 log               { source(s_src); destination(d_all); };
diff --git a/docker/base/centos-7/conf/etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf b/docker/base/centos-7/conf/etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf
index adda3e8c5..960677f9a 100644
--- a/docker/base/centos-7/conf/etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf
+++ b/docker/base/centos-7/conf/etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf
@@ -14,5 +14,5 @@ source s_src {
        internal();
 };
 
-destination d_all { file("/docker.stdout");            };
+destination d_all { pipe("/docker.stdout");            };
 log               { source(s_src); destination(d_all); };
diff --git a/docker/base/debian-7/conf/etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf b/docker/base/debian-7/conf/etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf
index adda3e8c5..960677f9a 100644
--- a/docker/base/debian-7/conf/etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf
+++ b/docker/base/debian-7/conf/etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf
@@ -14,5 +14,5 @@ source s_src {
        internal();
 };
 
-destination d_all { file("/docker.stdout");            };
+destination d_all { pipe("/docker.stdout");            };
 log               { source(s_src); destination(d_all); };
diff --git a/docker/base/debian-8/conf/etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf b/docker/base/debian-8/conf/etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf
index adda3e8c5..960677f9a 100644
--- a/docker/base/debian-8/conf/etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf
+++ b/docker/base/debian-8/conf/etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf
@@ -14,5 +14,5 @@ source s_src {
        internal();
 };
 
-destination d_all { file("/docker.stdout");            };
+destination d_all { pipe("/docker.stdout");            };
 log               { source(s_src); destination(d_all); };
diff --git a/docker/base/debian-9/conf/etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf b/docker/base/debian-9/conf/etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf
index adda3e8c5..960677f9a 100644
--- a/docker/base/debian-9/conf/etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf
+++ b/docker/base/debian-9/conf/etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf
@@ -14,5 +14,5 @@ source s_src {
        internal();
 };
 
-destination d_all { file("/docker.stdout");            };
+destination d_all { pipe("/docker.stdout");            };
 log               { source(s_src); destination(d_all); };
diff --git a/docker/base/ubuntu-12.04/conf/etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf b/docker/base/ubuntu-12.04/conf/etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf
index adda3e8c5..960677f9a 100644
--- a/docker/base/ubuntu-12.04/conf/etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf
+++ b/docker/base/ubuntu-12.04/conf/etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf
@@ -14,5 +14,5 @@ source s_src {
        internal();
 };
 
-destination d_all { file("/docker.stdout");            };
+destination d_all { pipe("/docker.stdout");            };
 log               { source(s_src); destination(d_all); };
diff --git a/docker/base/ubuntu-14.04/conf/etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf b/docker/base/ubuntu-14.04/conf/etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf
index adda3e8c5..960677f9a 100644
--- a/docker/base/ubuntu-14.04/conf/etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf
+++ b/docker/base/ubuntu-14.04/conf/etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf
@@ -14,5 +14,5 @@ source s_src {
        internal();
 };
 
-destination d_all { file("/docker.stdout");            };
+destination d_all { pipe("/docker.stdout");            };
 log               { source(s_src); destination(d_all); };
diff --git a/docker/base/ubuntu-15.04/conf/etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf b/docker/base/ubuntu-15.04/conf/etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf
index adda3e8c5..960677f9a 100644
--- a/docker/base/ubuntu-15.04/conf/etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf
+++ b/docker/base/ubuntu-15.04/conf/etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf
@@ -14,5 +14,5 @@ source s_src {
        internal();
 };
 
-destination d_all { file("/docker.stdout");            };
+destination d_all { pipe("/docker.stdout");            };
 log               { source(s_src); destination(d_all); };
diff --git a/docker/base/ubuntu-15.10/conf/etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf b/docker/base/ubuntu-15.10/conf/etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf
index adda3e8c5..960677f9a 100644
--- a/docker/base/ubuntu-15.10/conf/etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf
+++ b/docker/base/ubuntu-15.10/conf/etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf
@@ -14,5 +14,5 @@ source s_src {
        internal();
 };
 
-destination d_all { file("/docker.stdout");            };
+destination d_all { pipe("/docker.stdout");            };
 log               { source(s_src); destination(d_all); };
diff --git a/docker/base/ubuntu-16.04/conf/etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf b/docker/base/ubuntu-16.04/conf/etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf
index adda3e8c5..960677f9a 100644
--- a/docker/base/ubuntu-16.04/conf/etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf
+++ b/docker/base/ubuntu-16.04/conf/etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf
@@ -14,5 +14,5 @@ source s_src {
        internal();
 };
 
-destination d_all { file("/docker.stdout");            };
+destination d_all { pipe("/docker.stdout");            };
 log               { source(s_src); destination(d_all); };
diff --git a/docker/samson-deployment/latest/conf/etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf b/docker/samson-deployment/latest/conf/etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf
index adda3e8c5..960677f9a 100644
--- a/docker/samson-deployment/latest/conf/etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf
+++ b/docker/samson-deployment/latest/conf/etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf
@@ -14,5 +14,5 @@ source s_src {
        internal();
 };
 
-destination d_all { file("/docker.stdout");            };
+destination d_all { pipe("/docker.stdout");            };
 log               { source(s_src); destination(d_all); };
diff --git a/provisioning/base/alpine/etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf b/provisioning/base/alpine/etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf
index adda3e8c5..960677f9a 100644
--- a/provisioning/base/alpine/etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf
+++ b/provisioning/base/alpine/etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf
@@ -14,5 +14,5 @@ source s_src {
        internal();
 };
 
-destination d_all { file("/docker.stdout");            };
+destination d_all { pipe("/docker.stdout");            };
 log               { source(s_src); destination(d_all); };
diff --git a/provisioning/base/general/etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf b/provisioning/base/general/etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf
index adda3e8c5..960677f9a 100644
--- a/provisioning/base/general/etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf
+++ b/provisioning/base/general/etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf
@@ -14,5 +14,5 @@ source s_src {
        internal();
 };
 
-destination d_all { file("/docker.stdout");            };
+destination d_all { pipe("/docker.stdout");            };
 log               { source(s_src); destination(d_all); };