diff --git a/deploy/helm/sumologic/conf/logs/fluentd/logs.source.default.conf b/deploy/helm/sumologic/conf/logs/fluentd/logs.source.default.conf
index 542199085d..90ed2fab34 100644
--- a/deploy/helm/sumologic/conf/logs/fluentd/logs.source.default.conf
+++ b/deploy/helm/sumologic/conf/logs/fluentd/logs.source.default.conf
@@ -14,14 +14,14 @@
 {{- .Values.fluentd.logs.default.extraFilterPluginConf | nindent 4 }}
 <filter **>
   @type kubernetes_sumologic
-  source_name {{ .Values.fluentd.logs.default.sourceName | quote }}
-  source_category {{ .Values.fluentd.logs.default.sourceCategory | quote }}
-  source_category_prefix {{ .Values.fluentd.logs.default.sourceCategoryPrefix | quote }}
-  source_category_replace_dash {{ .Values.fluentd.logs.default.sourceCategoryReplaceDash | quote }}
-  exclude_facility_regex {{ .Values.fluentd.logs.default.excludeFacilityRegex | quote }}
-  exclude_host_regex {{ .Values.fluentd.logs.default.excludeHostRegex | quote }}
-  exclude_priority_regex {{ .Values.fluentd.logs.default.excludePriorityRegex | quote }}
-  exclude_unit_regex {{ .Values.fluentd.logs.default.excludeUnitRegex | quote }}
+  source_name {{ .Values.sumologic.logs.defaultFluentd.sourceName | quote }}
+  source_category {{ .Values.sumologic.logs.defaultFluentd.sourceCategory | quote }}
+  source_category_prefix {{ .Values.sumologic.logs.defaultFluentd.sourceCategoryPrefix | quote }}
+  source_category_replace_dash {{ .Values.sumologic.logs.defaultFluentd.sourceCategoryReplaceDash | quote }}
+  exclude_facility_regex {{ .Values.sumologic.logs.defaultFluentd.excludeFacilityRegex | quote }}
+  exclude_host_regex {{ .Values.sumologic.logs.defaultFluentd.excludeHostRegex | quote }}
+  exclude_priority_regex {{ .Values.sumologic.logs.defaultFluentd.excludePriorityRegex | quote }}
+  exclude_unit_regex {{ .Values.sumologic.logs.defaultFluentd.excludeUnitRegex | quote }}
 </filter>
 <filter **>
   @type record_modifier
diff --git a/deploy/helm/sumologic/values.yaml b/deploy/helm/sumologic/values.yaml
index 21595b6a75..3b21b3a62f 100644
--- a/deploy/helm/sumologic/values.yaml
+++ b/deploy/helm/sumologic/values.yaml
@@ -332,6 +332,30 @@ sumologic:
       ## Matching unit will be excluded from Sumo. The logs will still be sent to logs metadata provider (FluentD/otelcol).
       excludeUnitRegex: ""
 
+    ## Only for Fluentd - default log configuration (catch-all)
+    defaultFluentd:
+      ## Set the _sourceName metadata field in Sumo Logic.
+      sourceName: "k8s_default"
+      ## Set the _sourceCategory metadata field in Sumo Logic.
+      sourceCategory: "default"
+      ## Set the prefix, for _sourceCategory metadata.
+      sourceCategoryPrefix: "kubernetes/"
+      ## Used to replace - with another character.
+      sourceCategoryReplaceDash: "/"
+
+      ## A regular expression for facility.
+      ## Matching facility will be excluded from Sumo. The logs will still be sent to FluentD.
+      excludeFacilityRegex: ""
+      ## A regular expression for hosts.
+      ## Matching hosts will be excluded from Sumo. The logs will still be sent to FluentD.
+      excludeHostRegex: ""
+      ## A regular expression for priority.
+      ## Matching priority will be excluded from Sumo. The logs will still be sent to FluentD.
+      excludePriorityRegex: ""
+      ## A regular expression for unit.
+      ## Matching unit will be excluded from Sumo. The logs will still be sent to FluentD.
+      excludeUnitRegex: ""
+
     ## Fields to be created at Sumo Logic to ensure logs are tagged with
     ## relevant metadata.
     ## https://help.sumologic.com/docs/manage/fields/#manage-fields
@@ -744,28 +768,6 @@ fluentd:
       ## Override output section for untagged logs. Leave empty for the default output section.
       overrideOutputConf: |-
 
-      ## Set the _sourceName metadata field in Sumo Logic.
-      sourceName: "k8s_default"
-      ## Set the _sourceCategory metadata field in Sumo Logic.
-      sourceCategory: "default"
-      ## Set the prefix, for _sourceCategory metadata.
-      sourceCategoryPrefix: "kubernetes/"
-      ## Used to replace - with another character.
-      sourceCategoryReplaceDash: "/"
-
-      ## A regular expression for facility.
-      ## Matching facility will be excluded from Sumo. The logs will still be sent to FluentD.
-      excludeFacilityRegex: ""
-      ## A regular expression for hosts.
-      ## Matching hosts will be excluded from Sumo. The logs will still be sent to FluentD.
-      excludeHostRegex: ""
-      ## A regular expression for priority.
-      ## Matching priority will be excluded from Sumo. The logs will still be sent to FluentD.
-      excludePriorityRegex: ""
-      ## A regular expression for unit.
-      ## Matching unit will be excluded from Sumo. The logs will still be sent to FluentD.
-      excludeUnitRegex: ""
-
     ## Extra Environment Values - allows yaml definitions
     # extraEnvVars:
     #   - name: VALUE_FROM_SECRET
diff --git a/tests/helm/metadata_logs_fluentd/static/default_v2.input.yaml b/tests/helm/metadata_logs_fluentd/static/default_v2.input.yaml
index 21f1ee6177..f62a21a1f9 100644
--- a/tests/helm/metadata_logs_fluentd/static/default_v2.input.yaml
+++ b/tests/helm/metadata_logs_fluentd/static/default_v2.input.yaml
@@ -10,14 +10,6 @@ sumologic:
       sourceHost: # in v2 this parameter is not set in values.yaml
       sourceName: "%{namespace}.%{pod}.%{container}"
       sourceCategory: "%{namespace}/%{pod_name}"
-      sourceCategoryPrefix: "kubernetes/"
-      sourceCategoryReplaceDash: "/"
-      excludeContainerRegex: ""
-      excludeHostRegex: ""
-      excludeNamespaceRegex: ""
-      excludePodRegex: ""
-      perContainerAnnotationsEnabled: false
-      perContainerAnnotationPrefixes: []
 
     systemd:
       enabled: true
diff --git a/tests/helm/metadata_logs_fluentd/static/templates.input.yaml b/tests/helm/metadata_logs_fluentd/static/templates.input.yaml
index 7ad8e180f4..879688fed4 100644
--- a/tests/helm/metadata_logs_fluentd/static/templates.input.yaml
+++ b/tests/helm/metadata_logs_fluentd/static/templates.input.yaml
@@ -35,3 +35,13 @@ sumologic:
       excludeHostRegex: my_systemd_excludeHostRegex
       excludePriorityRegex: my_systemd_excludePriorityRegex
       excludeUnitRegex: my_systemd_excludeUnitRegex
+
+    defaultFluentd:
+      sourceName: my_defaultFluentd_sourceName
+      sourceCategory:  my_defaultFluentd_sourceCategory
+      sourceCategoryPrefix: my_defaultFluentd_sourceCategoryPrefix
+      sourceCategoryReplaceDash: my_defaultFluentd_sourceCategoryReplaceDash
+      excludeFacilityRegex: my_defaultFluentd_excludeFacilityRegex
+      excludeHostRegex: my_defaultFluentd_excludeHostRegex
+      excludePriorityRegex: my_defaultFluentd_excludePriorityRegex
+      excludeUnitRegex: my_defaultFluentd_excludeUnitRegex
diff --git a/tests/helm/metadata_logs_fluentd/static/templates.output.yaml b/tests/helm/metadata_logs_fluentd/static/templates.output.yaml
index 0708ca0521..9e65a7e335 100644
--- a/tests/helm/metadata_logs_fluentd/static/templates.output.yaml
+++ b/tests/helm/metadata_logs_fluentd/static/templates.output.yaml
@@ -201,14 +201,14 @@ data:
       
     <filter **>
       @type kubernetes_sumologic
-      source_name "k8s_default"
-      source_category "default"
-      source_category_prefix "kubernetes/"
-      source_category_replace_dash "/"
-      exclude_facility_regex ""
-      exclude_host_regex ""
-      exclude_priority_regex ""
-      exclude_unit_regex ""
+      source_name "my_defaultFluentd_sourceName"
+      source_category "my_defaultFluentd_sourceCategory"
+      source_category_prefix "my_defaultFluentd_sourceCategoryPrefix"
+      source_category_replace_dash "my_defaultFluentd_sourceCategoryReplaceDash"
+      exclude_facility_regex "my_defaultFluentd_excludeFacilityRegex"
+      exclude_host_regex "my_defaultFluentd_excludeHostRegex"
+      exclude_priority_regex "my_defaultFluentd_excludePriorityRegex"
+      exclude_unit_regex "my_defaultFluentd_excludeUnitRegex"
     </filter>
     <filter **>
       @type record_modifier