diff --git a/libbeat/tests/files/template.json b/libbeat/tests/files/template.json
index 027f98917ef6..0082695e1b47 100644
--- a/libbeat/tests/files/template.json
+++ b/libbeat/tests/files/template.json
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
           "type": "date"
         },
         "message": {
-          "type": "string",
+          "type": "text",
           "index": "analyzed"
         },
         "offset": {