diff --git a/installer/windows_exporter.wxs b/installer/windows_exporter.wxs
index 41168da1..50e7fe76 100644
--- a/installer/windows_exporter.wxs
+++ b/installer/windows_exporter.wxs
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
             <fw:RemoteAddress>[REMOTE_ADDR]</fw:RemoteAddress>
           </fw:FirewallException>
         </File>
-        <ServiceInstall Id="InstallExporterService" Name="windows_exporter" DisplayName="windows_exporter" Description="Exports Prometheus metrics about the system" ErrorControl="normal" Start="auto" Type="ownProcess" Arguments="--log.format eventlog [CollectorsFlag] [ListenFlagBoth] [ListenFlagAddr] [ListenFlagPort] [MetricsPathFlag] [TextfileDirFlag] [ExtraFlags]">
+        <ServiceInstall Id="InstallExporterService" Name="windows_exporter" DisplayName="windows_exporter" Description="Exports Prometheus metrics about the system" ErrorControl="normal" Start="auto" Type="ownProcess" Arguments="--log.file eventlog [CollectorsFlag] [ListenFlagBoth] [ListenFlagAddr] [ListenFlagPort] [MetricsPathFlag] [TextfileDirFlag] [ExtraFlags]">
           <util:ServiceConfig FirstFailureActionType="restart" SecondFailureActionType="restart" ThirdFailureActionType="restart" RestartServiceDelayInSeconds="60" />
           <ServiceDependency Id="wmiApSrv" />
         </ServiceInstall>