diff --git a/rsyslog/files/rsyslog.default.conf b/rsyslog/files/rsyslog.default.conf
index edc2fca..2e1e3e2 100644
--- a/rsyslog/files/rsyslog.default.conf
+++ b/rsyslog/files/rsyslog.default.conf
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
 $PrivDropToUser {{ global.run_user }}
 $PrivDropToGroup {{ global.run_group }}
 $WorkDirectory {{ global.spool_dir }}
-$IncludeConfig {{ global.rsyslog_d }}/*.conf
 
 {% if global.format is defined -%}
 $Template {{ global.format.name }}, "{{ global.format.template }}"
@@ -40,6 +39,9 @@
 $ActionFileDefaultTemplate RSYSLOG_TraditionalFileFormat
 {% endif -%}
 
+{# Additional configurations should be included after defining the global format otherwise they won't benefit from it #}
+$IncludeConfig {{ global.rsyslog_d }}/*.conf
+
 {% for name,config in global.output.file.iteritems() if config.get('enabled', False) %}
 {% if config.owner is defined -%}
 $FileOwner {{ config['owner'] }}