diff --git a/data/templates/rsyslog/rsyslog.conf.j2 b/data/templates/rsyslog/rsyslog.conf.j2
index 7fd592d1ff..253a4bee2c 100644
--- a/data/templates/rsyslog/rsyslog.conf.j2
+++ b/data/templates/rsyslog/rsyslog.conf.j2
@@ -57,9 +57,7 @@ $outchannel {{ file_name }},/var/log/user/{{ file_name }},{{ file_options.archiv
 {%             endfor %}
 {%         endif %}
 {%         if host_options.protocol is vyos_defined('tcp') %}
-{%             if host_options.format.octet_counted is vyos_defined %}
 {{ tmp | join(';') }} @@{{ '(o)' if host_options.format.octet_counted is vyos_defined }}{{ host_name | bracketize_ipv6 }}:{{ host_options.port }}{{ ';RSYSLOG_SyslogProtocol23Format' if host_options.format.include_timezone is vyos_defined }}
-{%             endif %}
 {%         else %}
 {{ tmp | join(';') }} @{{ host_name | bracketize_ipv6 }}:{{ host_options.port }}{{ ';RSYSLOG_SyslogProtocol23Format' if host_options.format.include_timezone is vyos_defined }}
 {%         endif %}
diff --git a/smoketest/scripts/cli/test_system_syslog.py b/smoketest/scripts/cli/test_system_syslog.py
index c802ceeeb6..a867111195 100755
--- a/smoketest/scripts/cli/test_system_syslog.py
+++ b/smoketest/scripts/cli/test_system_syslog.py
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@
 from base_vyostest_shim import VyOSUnitTestSHIM
 
 from vyos.utils.file import read_file
-from vyos.utils.process import cmd
 from vyos.utils.process import process_named_running
+from vyos.xml_ref import default_value
 
 PROCESS_NAME = 'rsyslogd'
 RSYSLOG_CONF = '/etc/rsyslog.d/00-vyos.conf'
@@ -80,20 +80,22 @@ def test_syslog_basic(self):
         self.assertTrue(process_named_running(PROCESS_NAME))
 
     def test_syslog_global(self):
-        self.cli_set(['system', 'host-name', 'vyos'])
-        self.cli_set(['system', 'domain-name', 'example.local'])
+        hostname = 'vyos123'
+        domainname = 'example.local'
+        self.cli_set(['system', 'host-name', hostname])
+        self.cli_set(['system', 'domain-name', domainname])
         self.cli_set(base_path + ['global', 'marker', 'interval', '600'])
         self.cli_set(base_path + ['global', 'preserve-fqdn'])
         self.cli_set(base_path + ['global', 'facility', 'kern', 'level', 'err'])
 
         self.cli_commit()
 
-        config = cmd(f'sudo cat {RSYSLOG_CONF}')
+        config = read_file(RSYSLOG_CONF)
         expected = [
             '$MarkMessagePeriod 600',
             '$PreserveFQDN on',
             'kern.err',
-            '$LocalHostName vyos.example.local',
+            f'$LocalHostName {hostname}.{domainname}',
         ]
 
         for e in expected:
@@ -101,6 +103,29 @@ def test_syslog_global(self):
         # Check for running process
         self.assertTrue(process_named_running(PROCESS_NAME))
 
+    def test_syslog_remote(self):
+        rhost = '169.254.0.1'
+        default_port = default_value(base_path + ['host', rhost, 'port'])
+
+        self.cli_set(base_path + ['global', 'facility', 'all', 'level', 'info'])
+        self.cli_set(base_path + ['global', 'facility', 'local7', 'level', 'debug'])
+        self.cli_set(base_path + ['host', rhost, 'facility', 'all', 'level', 'all'])
+        self.cli_set(base_path + ['host', rhost, 'protocol', 'tcp'])
+
+        self.cli_commit()
+
+        config = read_file(RSYSLOG_CONF)
+        self.assertIn(f'*.* @@{rhost}:{default_port}', config)
+
+        # Change default port and enable "octet-counting" mode
+        port = '10514'
+        self.cli_set(base_path + ['host', rhost, 'port', port])
+        self.cli_set(base_path + ['host', rhost, 'format', 'octet-counted'])
+        self.cli_commit()
+
+        config = read_file(RSYSLOG_CONF)
+        self.assertIn(f'*.* @@(o){rhost}:{port}', config)
+
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     unittest.main(verbosity=2)