diff --git a/plugins/out_azure_kusto/azure_kusto.c b/plugins/out_azure_kusto/azure_kusto.c
index c8b87117c21..7743d13ffc2 100644
--- a/plugins/out_azure_kusto/azure_kusto.c
+++ b/plugins/out_azure_kusto/azure_kusto.c
@@ -1724,9 +1724,9 @@ static struct flb_config_map config_map[] = {
                              offsetof(struct flb_azure_kusto, buffer_file_delete_early),
         "Whether to delete the buffered file early after successful blob creation. Default is false"
         },
-        {FLB_CONFIG_MAP_BOOL, "unify_tag", "false",0, FLB_TRUE,
+        {FLB_CONFIG_MAP_BOOL, "unify_tag", "true",0, FLB_TRUE,
                 offsetof(struct flb_azure_kusto, unify_tag),
-        "This creates a single buffer file when the buffering mode is ON. Default is false"
+        "This creates a single buffer file when the buffering mode is ON. Default is true"
         },
         {FLB_CONFIG_MAP_INT, "blob_uri_length", "64",0, FLB_TRUE,
                     offsetof(struct flb_azure_kusto, blob_uri_length),
diff --git a/plugins/out_azure_kusto/azure_kusto.h b/plugins/out_azure_kusto/azure_kusto.h
index ff80c94e818..398585c5dd4 100644
--- a/plugins/out_azure_kusto/azure_kusto.h
+++ b/plugins/out_azure_kusto/azure_kusto.h
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
 #include <fluent-bit/flb_scheduler.h>
 #include <fluent-bit/flb_utils.h>
 #include <fluent-bit/flb_time.h>
-#include <dirent.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>