diff --git a/helm/config/log_format.conf b/helm/config/log_format.conf
index 4fd71c6..8dc82ee 100644
--- a/helm/config/log_format.conf
+++ b/helm/config/log_format.conf
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ log_format main escape=json
     '"Resource":{'
         # Additional important log details should be added here
         '"host.name":"$hostname",'
-        '"service.name":"{{ .Values.image.repository }}",'
+        '"service.name":"{{ .Values.nameOverride | default "nginx" }}",'
         '"service.version":"{{ .Values.image.tag }}"'
     '},'
     '"TraceId":"$otel_trace_id",' ## this is a byte sequence (hex-encoded in JSON)