diff --git a/kubernetes/common.yml b/kubernetes/common.yml
index 9631f43..639154e 100644
--- a/kubernetes/common.yml
+++ b/kubernetes/common.yml
@@ -63,6 +63,13 @@
     kubernetes_contrail_network_controller_enabled: false
     kubernetes_metallb_enabled: false
     kubernetes_sriov_enabled: false
+    kubernetes_fluentd_enabled: false
+
+    # the rest of fluentd related params, the non bools
+    kubernetes_fluentd_aggregator_bind_port: 24224
+    kubernetes_fluentd_aggregator_es_host: 127.0.0.1
+    kubernetes_fluentd_aggregator_es_port: 9200
+    kubernetes_fluentd_aggregator_es_scheme: http
 
   docker:
     host:
@@ -105,6 +112,15 @@
           image: ${_param:kubernetes_contrail_network_controller_image}
         flannel:
           image: ${_param:kubernetes_flannel_image}
+        fluentd:
+          enabled: ${_param:kubernetes_fluentd_enabled}
+          aggregator:
+            bind:
+              port: ${_param:kubernetes_fluentd_aggregator_bind_port}
+            es:
+              host: ${_param:kubernetes_fluentd_aggregator_es_host}
+              port: ${_param:kubernetes_fluentd_aggregator_es_port}
+              scheme: ${_param:kubernetes_fluentd_aggregator_es_scheme}
         virtlet:
           enabled: ${_param:kubernetes_virtlet_enabled}
           namespace: kube-system