diff --git a/galera/meta/heka.yml b/galera/meta/heka.yml
index eee3fa5..7b94f96 100644
--- a/galera/meta/heka.yml
+++ b/galera/meta/heka.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     galera:
       engine: logstreamer
       log_directory: "/var/log"
-      file_match: 'mysql/error.log$'
+      file_match: 'mysql/error\.log$'
       differentiator: ["galera"]
       decoder: "galera_decoder"
       splitter: "galera_splitter"