diff --git a/manifests/base.pp b/manifests/base.pp
index 377ee665..217fb26f 100644
--- a/manifests/base.pp
+++ b/manifests/base.pp
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
 
     file { $rsyslog::config_file:
       ensure  => file,
-      content => "${message}\n\$IncludeConfig ${rsyslog::confdir}/*.conf\n",
+      content => "${message}\ninclude(file=\"${rsyslog::confdir}/*.conf\" mode=\"optional\")\n",
       mode    => $rsyslog::global_conf_perms,
     }