1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/syslogd.c b/syslogd.c
index 26a15293..d90ead7f 100644
--- a/syslogd.c
+++ b/syslogd.c
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ static rsRetVal resetConfigVariables(uchar __attribute__((unused)) *pp, void __a
 	iMainMsgQHighWtrMark = 8000;
 	iMainMsgQLowWtrMark = 2000;
 	iMainMsgQDiscardMark = 9800;
-	iMainMsgQDiscardSeverity = 4;
+	iMainMsgQDiscardSeverity = 8;
 	iMainMsgQueMaxFileSize = 1024 * 1024;
 	iMainMsgQueueNumWorkers = 1;
 	iMainMsgQPersistUpdCnt = 0;