diff --git a/priv/emq.schema b/priv/emq.schema
index 7141a2d4a..a03a618ba 100644
--- a/priv/emq.schema
+++ b/priv/emq.schema
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ end}.
 ]}.
 
 {mapping, "log.syslog.level", "lager.handlers", [
-  {default, err},
+  {default, error},
   {datatype, {enum, [debug, info, notice, warning, error, critical, alert, emergency]}}
 ]}.