diff --git a/logmngr/files/lib/logmngr/fluent-bit.sh b/logmngr/files/lib/logmngr/fluent-bit.sh
index c2dff9004..f7c40a635 100644
--- a/logmngr/files/lib/logmngr/fluent-bit.sh
+++ b/logmngr/files/lib/logmngr/fluent-bit.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 CONF_FILE=/etc/fluent-bit/fluent-bit.conf
 TMP_CONF_FILE=/tmp/fluent-bit/fluent-bit.conf
-CONF_DIR=/etc/fluent-bit/conf.d
+FLUENT_BIT_CONF_DIR=/etc/fluent-bit/conf.d
 
 append_conf() {
 	echo "$*" >> ${TMP_CONF_FILE}
@@ -15,12 +15,12 @@ create_config_file() {
 	mkdir -p /tmp/fluent-bit
 	rm -f ${TMP_CONF_FILE}
 	touch ${TMP_CONF_FILE}
-	# include all files placed in CONF_DIR directory
+	# include all files placed in FLUENT_BIT_CONF_DIR directory
 	# fluent-bit does not support using directory in include directive
 	# also, if no file is found then fluent-bit aborts
-	# so only add include if any file is present in the CONF_DIR
-        if [ -d "$CONF_DIR" ] && [ "$(ls -A "$CONF_DIR")" ]; then
-		echo "@INCLUDE ${CONF_DIR}/*" >> ${TMP_CONF_FILE}
+	# so only add include if any file is present in the FLUENT_BIT_CONF_DIR
+	if [ -d "$FLUENT_BIT_CONF_DIR" ] && [ "$(ls -A "$FLUENT_BIT_CONF_DIR")" ]; then
+		echo "@INCLUDE ${FLUENT_BIT_CONF_DIR}/*" >> ${TMP_CONF_FILE}
 	fi
 	echo "" >> ${TMP_CONF_FILE}
 }