diff --git a/metadata/service/server/amqp/shipper.yml b/metadata/service/server/amqp/shipper.yml
index a51d733..743c9c5 100644
--- a/metadata/service/server/amqp/shipper.yml
+++ b/metadata/service/server/amqp/shipper.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,12 @@
           file_match: auth\.log\.?(?P<Index>\d+)?(.gz)?
           decoder: RsyslogDecoder
           priority: ["^Index"]
+        rsyslog_kern:
+          engine: logstreamer
+          log_directory: /var/log
+          file_match: kern\.log\.?(?P<Index>\d+)?(.gz)?
+          decoder: RsyslogDecoder
+          priority: ["^Index"]
         salt_minion:
           engine: logstreamer
           log_directory: /var/log/salt