diff --git a/pkg/stanza/operator/input/udp/udp.go b/pkg/stanza/operator/input/udp/udp.go
index 15461d36bacb..8d2e9c5ba56a 100644
--- a/pkg/stanza/operator/input/udp/udp.go
+++ b/pkg/stanza/operator/input/udp/udp.go
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ func (u *Input) goHandleMessages(ctx context.Context) {
 			}
 
 			if u.OneLogPerPacket {
-				log := VerifyLog(message)
+				log := truncateMaxLog(message)
 				handleMessage(u, ctx, remoteAddr, log)
 				continue
 			}