diff --git a/freeleaps/helm-pkg/authentication/templates/authentication/opentelemetry.yaml b/freeleaps/helm-pkg/authentication/templates/authentication/opentelemetry.yaml
index 5350758d..5c67b14b 100644
--- a/freeleaps/helm-pkg/authentication/templates/authentication/opentelemetry.yaml
+++ b/freeleaps/helm-pkg/authentication/templates/authentication/opentelemetry.yaml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ spec:
       filelog:
         include:
           - {{ .Values.logIngest.logPathPattern }}
-        start_at: end
+        start_at: beginning
         include_file_path: false
         include_file_name: false
         operators: