diff --git a/doc/logging-elasticsearch.rst b/doc/logging-elasticsearch.rst
index b3cf062de4..4fce470d4a 100644
--- a/doc/logging-elasticsearch.rst
+++ b/doc/logging-elasticsearch.rst
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ Bro's ElasticSearch writer comes with a few configuration options::
 - server_port:  What port to send the data to. Default 9200.
 
 - index_name:   ElasticSearch indexes are like databases in a standard DB model. 
-  This is the name of the index to which to send the data. Default bro-logs.
+  This is the name of the index to which to send the data. Default bro.
 
 - type_prefix:  ElasticSearch types are like tables in a standard DB model. This is a prefix that gets prepended to Bro log names. Example: type_prefix = "bro_" would create types "bro_dns", "bro_http", etc. Default: none.
 
diff --git a/scripts/base/frameworks/logging/writers/elasticsearch.bro b/scripts/base/frameworks/logging/writers/elasticsearch.bro
index 82dbcc43d4..7f968d0042 100644
--- a/scripts/base/frameworks/logging/writers/elasticsearch.bro
+++ b/scripts/base/frameworks/logging/writers/elasticsearch.bro
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ export {
 	const server_port = 9200 &redef;
 
 	## Name of the ES index
-	const index_name = "bro-logs" &redef;
+	const index_name = "bro" &redef;
 
 	## The ES type prefix comes before the name of the related log.
 	## e.g. prefix = "bro_" would create types of bro_dns, bro_software, etc.