diff --git a/system/collectd/client/output/heka.yml b/system/collectd/client/output/heka.yml
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+classes:
+- service.collectd.client
+parameters:
+  _param:
+    collectd_metric_collector_host: 127.0.0.1
+    collectd_metric_collector_port: 8325
+  collectd:
+    client:
+      enabled: true
+      backend:
+        metric_collector:
+          engine: http
+          host: ${_param:collectd_metric_collector_host}
+          port: ${_param:collectd_metric_collector_port}
+      read_interval: 10
+      use_fqdn: false