diff --git a/lib/util/logger.js b/lib/util/logger.js
index 33e999be3..361fef2e0 100644
--- a/lib/util/logger.js
+++ b/lib/util/logger.js
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ if (output.includes('file')) {
 if (output.includes('syslog')) {
     require('winston-syslog').Syslog;
     const options = {app_name: 'zigbee2mqtt', ...settings.get().advanced.log_syslog};
+    if (options.hasOwnProperty('type')) options.type = options.type.toString();
     transportsToUse.push(new winston.transports.Syslog(options));
 }