add empty splitter
diff --git a/metadata/service/server/shipper.yml b/metadata/service/server/shipper.yml
index 0b3052e..5ce146c 100644
--- a/metadata/service/server/shipper.yml
+++ b/metadata/service/server/shipper.yml
@@ -49,4 +49,5 @@
         heka-logfile:
           engine: RstEncoder
       filter: {}
+      splitter: {}