diff --git a/protofiles/DpiMsgLRproto.proto b/protofiles/DpiMsgLRproto.proto
index c2a30426da0e4..5d66058310c30 100644
--- a/protofiles/DpiMsgLRproto.proto
+++ b/protofiles/DpiMsgLRproto.proto
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ message DpiMsgLRproto
    optional string StoragePath = 41;
    repeated uint32 SrcIP6 = 42;
    repeated uint32 DestIP6 = 43;
-   optional string RawData = 44;
+   optional string NormalizedSyslogData = 44;
    optional uint64 TimeEnd = 45;
    optional bool HeaderWritten = 46;
    // REMEMBER TO UPDATE resources/DpiMsgLRproto.protoheader as well
diff --git a/protofiles/LogMessage.proto b/protofiles/LogMessage.proto
index 9bb94d35b563d..37e47ca0a8abd 100644
--- a/protofiles/LogMessage.proto
+++ b/protofiles/LogMessage.proto
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ message LogMessage {
   
   optional LogType outputType = 1; 
   repeated SourceType inputType = 2;
-  repeated string inputData = 3;
+  repeated bytes inputData = 3;
   repeated SystemSubtype systemSubType = 4;
   repeated string eventName = 5;
 }
diff --git a/resources/DpiMsgLRproto.protoheader b/resources/DpiMsgLRproto.protoheader
index 32984f4d899cc..101940d5fdc82 100644
--- a/resources/DpiMsgLRproto.protoheader
+++ b/resources/DpiMsgLRproto.protoheader
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ message DpiMsgLRproto
    optional string StoragePath = 41;
    repeated uint32 SrcIP6 = 42;
    repeated uint32 DestIP6 = 43;
-   optional string RawData = 44;
+   optional string NormalizedSyslogData = 44;
    optional uint64 TimeEnd = 45;
    optional bool HeaderWritten = 46;
    // REMEMBER TO UPDATE resources/DpiMsgLRproto.protoheader as well