diff --git a/src/etc/inc/plugins.inc.d/core.inc b/src/etc/inc/plugins.inc.d/core.inc
index 4593ea0d38..fd2bad40c1 100644
--- a/src/etc/inc/plugins.inc.d/core.inc
+++ b/src/etc/inc/plugins.inc.d/core.inc
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ function core_xmlrpc_sync()
     $result[] = [
         'description' => gettext('System logging'),
         'section' => 'syslog,OPNsense.Syslog',
-        'id' => 'syslog',
+        'id' => 'syslog-ng',
         'services' => ['syslogd'],
     ];