diff --git a/docs/configuration/plugins/outputs/logz.md b/docs/configuration/plugins/outputs/logz.md
index 6f34a3494..5b9139312 100644
--- a/docs/configuration/plugins/outputs/logz.md
+++ b/docs/configuration/plugins/outputs/logz.md
@@ -69,12 +69,12 @@ Should the plugin ship the logs in gzip compression. Default is false.
 Timeout in seconds that the http persistent connection will stay open without traffic. 
 
 
-### output_include_tags (bool, optional) {#logzio-output_include_tags}
+### output_include_tags (*bool, optional) {#logzio-output_include_tags}
 
 Should the appender add the fluentd tag to the document, called "fluentd_tag" 
 
 
-### output_include_time (bool, optional) {#logzio-output_include_time}
+### output_include_time (*bool, optional) {#logzio-output_include_time}
 
 Should the appender add a timestamp to your logs on their process time (recommended). 
 
diff --git a/pkg/sdk/logging/model/output/logz.go b/pkg/sdk/logging/model/output/logz.go
index 1d8fad38f..256c53038 100644
--- a/pkg/sdk/logging/model/output/logz.go
+++ b/pkg/sdk/logging/model/output/logz.go
@@ -71,9 +71,9 @@ type LogZOutput struct {
 	// Define LogZ endpoint URL
 	Endpoint *Endpoint `json:"endpoint"`
 	// Should the appender add a timestamp to your logs on their process time (recommended).
-	OutputIncludeTime bool `json:"output_include_time,omitempty"`
+	OutputIncludeTime *bool `json:"output_include_time,omitempty"`
 	// Should the appender add the fluentd tag to the document, called "fluentd_tag"
-	OutputIncludeTags bool `json:"output_include_tags,omitempty"`
+	OutputIncludeTags *bool `json:"output_include_tags,omitempty"`
 	// Timeout in seconds that the http persistent connection will stay open without traffic.
 	HTTPIdleTimeout int `json:"http_idle_timeout,omitempty"`
 	// How many times to resend failed bulks.
diff --git a/pkg/sdk/logging/model/output/logz_test.go b/pkg/sdk/logging/model/output/logz_test.go
index 4f3ed1c7f..ea32b5a2f 100644
--- a/pkg/sdk/logging/model/output/logz_test.go
+++ b/pkg/sdk/logging/model/output/logz_test.go
@@ -18,9 +18,10 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/ghodss/yaml"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+
 	"github.com/kube-logging/logging-operator/pkg/sdk/logging/model/output"
 	"github.com/kube-logging/logging-operator/pkg/sdk/logging/model/render"
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
 
 func TestLogZ(t *testing.T) {
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ endpoint:
   token:
     value: 1234
 http_idle_timeout: 10
-output_include_tags: true
+output_include_tags: false
 output_include_time: true
 retry_count: 4
 retry_sleep: 2
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@ buffer:
 	endpoint_url https://listener.logz.io:8071?token=1234
 	gzip true
 	http_idle_timeout 10
-	output_include_tags true
+	output_include_tags false
 	output_include_time true
 	retry_count 4
 	retry_sleep 2
diff --git a/pkg/sdk/logging/model/output/zz_generated.deepcopy.go b/pkg/sdk/logging/model/output/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
index 6c0ebc29d..49c6f85ba 100644
--- a/pkg/sdk/logging/model/output/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
+++ b/pkg/sdk/logging/model/output/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
@@ -991,6 +991,16 @@ func (in *LogZOutput) DeepCopyInto(out *LogZOutput) {
 		*out = new(Endpoint)
 		(*in).DeepCopyInto(*out)
 	}
+	if in.OutputIncludeTime != nil {
+		in, out := &in.OutputIncludeTime, &out.OutputIncludeTime
+		*out = new(bool)
+		**out = **in
+	}
+	if in.OutputIncludeTags != nil {
+		in, out := &in.OutputIncludeTags, &out.OutputIncludeTags
+		*out = new(bool)
+		**out = **in
+	}
 	if in.Buffer != nil {
 		in, out := &in.Buffer, &out.Buffer
 		*out = new(Buffer)