diff --git a/services/grafana/default.nix b/services/grafana/default.nix
index 509a4fc..abd9bf8 100644
--- a/services/grafana/default.nix
+++ b/services/grafana/default.nix
@@ -190,10 +190,11 @@ in
           {
             job_name = "syslog";
             syslog = {
-              listen_address = "0.0.0.0:1514";
+              listen_address  = "0.0.0.0:1514";
+              listen_protocol = "tcp";
+              idle_timeout = "60s";
               labels = {
                 job = "syslog";
-                host = "localhost";
               };
             };
             relabel_configs = [
@@ -229,5 +230,6 @@ in
 
     # Open ports in the firewall.
     networking.firewall.allowedTCPPorts = [ 3000 3100 3101 8086 9001 1514 514 ];
+    networking.firewall.allowedUDPPorts = [ 514 ];
   };
 }