diff --git a/components/engine/daemon/logger/logentries/logentries.go b/components/engine/daemon/logger/logentries/logentries.go
index 1d25843e8c..255e87d4b7 100644
--- a/components/engine/daemon/logger/logentries/logentries.go
+++ b/components/engine/daemon/logger/logentries/logentries.go
@@ -50,8 +50,10 @@ func New(info logger.Info) (logger.Logger, error) {
 		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "error connecting to logentries")
 	}
 	var lineOnly bool
-	if lineOnly, err = strconv.ParseBool(info.Config[lineonly]); err != nil {
-		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "error parsing lineonly option")
+	if info.Config[lineonly] != "" {
+		if lineOnly, err = strconv.ParseBool(info.Config[lineonly]); err != nil {
+			return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "error parsing lineonly option")
+		}
 	}
 	return &logentries{
 		containerID:   info.ContainerID,