diff --git a/x-pack/agentbeat/agentbeat.spec.yml b/x-pack/agentbeat/agentbeat.spec.yml
index 6321a478e6f..045188513b0 100644
--- a/x-pack/agentbeat/agentbeat.spec.yml
+++ b/x-pack/agentbeat/agentbeat.spec.yml
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ inputs:
       maximum_restarts_per_period: 1
       timeouts:
         restart: 1s
+      name: "filebeat"
       args:
         - "filebeat"
         - "-E"