diff --git a/chef/cookbooks/common/templates/default/nginx.conf.erb b/chef/cookbooks/common/templates/default/nginx.conf.erb
index 3d9bb2ba4..afb99d9b7 100644
--- a/chef/cookbooks/common/templates/default/nginx.conf.erb
+++ b/chef/cookbooks/common/templates/default/nginx.conf.erb
@@ -14,9 +14,8 @@ http {
  include       mime.types;
  default_type  application/octet-stream;
 
- log_format main '$remote_addr - $remote_user [$time_local] '
-                 '"$request" $status $body_bytes_sent "$http_referer" '
-                 '"$http_user_agent" "$http_x_forwarded_for"';
+ log_format splunky '$msec code=$status url=$uri bytes=$body_bytes_sent ms=$request_time';
+ access_log /usr/local/nginx/logs/access.log splunky;
 
  sendfile on;