diff --git a/roles/syslogd/tasks/main.yml b/roles/syslogd/tasks/main.yml
index 87b2a38..6e70877 100644
--- a/roles/syslogd/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/syslogd/tasks/main.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   lineinfile:
     path: /etc/newsyslog.conf
     regexp: "^/var/log/all.log.*"
-    line: "/var/log/all.log root:{{ ansible_wheel }}	640  7     *    $D0  Z"
+    line: "/var/log/all.log root:{{ ansible_wheel }}\t640  7     *    $D0  Z"
 
 - block:
     - name: configure certificates for remote logging