diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index d9823635..be681ed7 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -157,7 +157,4 @@ mongo_operationprofiling:
   slowOpThresholdMs: "{{ mongodb_operation_profiling_slow_op_threshold_ms }}"
   mode: "{{ mongodb_operation_profiling_mode }}"
 
-mongo_auditlog:
-  destination: file
-  format: "{{ mongodb_auditlog_format }}"
-  path: "{{ mongodb_auditlog_path }}"
+mongo_auditlog: "{{ mongodb_auditlog }}"
diff --git a/templates/mongod.conf.j2 b/templates/mongod.conf.j2
index 692ccc03..e76241f0 100644
--- a/templates/mongod.conf.j2
+++ b/templates/mongod.conf.j2
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ setParameter:
 
 {% if mongodb_auditlog %}
 auditLog:
-{{ mongo_auditlog | to_nice_yaml(indent=2) | indent(width=2, first=True) }}
+{{ mongo_auditlog_config | to_nice_yaml(indent=2) | indent(width=2, first=True) }}
 {% else %}
 #auditLog:
 {% endif %}