diff --git a/doc/man/salt.7 b/doc/man/salt.7
index d02e466c32..d6cfe937a1 100644
--- a/doc/man/salt.7
+++ b/doc/man/salt.7
@@ -63390,6 +63390,7 @@ them onto a logstash endpoint.
 logstash:
 host: log.my_network.com
 port: 5959
+proto: tcp
 .UNINDENT
 .UNINDENT
 .UNINDENT
@@ -63399,7 +63400,7 @@ logstash
 .UNINDENT
 .INDENT 0.0
 .TP
-.B salt.engines.logstash.start(host, port=5959, tag=\(aqsalt/engine/logstash\(aq)
+.B salt.engines.logstash.start(host, port=5959, proto=\(aqtcp\(aq, tag=\(aqsalt/engine/logstash\(aq)
 Listen to salt events and forward them to logstash
 .UNINDENT
 .SS salt.engines.reactor module