Hi, Version: syslog-ng ose 3.3.3 Error message in log: error in template: $(format-json --scope soft-macros) Config: destination d_json{ file("/var/log/messages.json" template("$(format-json --scope soft-macros)\n") ); }; The 'all-macros' and 'selected-macros' are working. Thanks, Balazs