diff --git a/charts/logging-operator/README.md b/charts/logging-operator/README.md
index d2ada27e8e..2be64ff83f 100644
--- a/charts/logging-operator/README.md
+++ b/charts/logging-operator/README.md
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ Use `createCustomResource=false` with Helm v3 to avoid trying to create CRDs fro
 | logging.errorOutputRef | string | `""` | GlobalOutput name to flush ERROR events to |
 | logging.globalFilters | list | `[]` | Global filters to apply on logs before any match or filter mechanism. |
 | logging.watchNamespaces | list | `[]` | Limit namespaces to watch Flow and Output custom resources. |
-| logging.clusterDomain | string | `"cluster.local"` | Cluster domain name to be used when templating URLs to services |
+| logging.clusterDomain | string | `"cluster.local."` | Cluster domain name to be used when templating URLs to services |
 | logging.controlNamespace | string | `""` | Namespace for cluster wide configuration resources like ClusterFlow and ClusterOutput. This should be a protected namespace from regular users. Resources like fluentbit and fluentd will run in this namespace as well. |
 | logging.allowClusterResourcesFromAllNamespaces | bool | `false` | Allow configuration of cluster resources from any namespace. Mutually exclusive with ControlNamespace restriction of Cluster resources |
 | logging.nodeAgents | object | `{}` | NodeAgent Configuration |
diff --git a/charts/logging-operator/templates/_helpers.tpl b/charts/logging-operator/templates/_helpers.tpl
index 8dd7073bb1..b08d9abee3 100644
--- a/charts/logging-operator/templates/_helpers.tpl
+++ b/charts/logging-operator/templates/_helpers.tpl
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: {{ .Release.Service }}
 {{/*
 Formats the cluster domain as a suffix, e.g.:
 .Values.clusterDomain == "", returns ""
-.Values.clusterDomain == "cluster.local", returns ".cluster.local"
+.Values.clusterDomain == "cluster.local.", returns ".cluster.local."
 */}}
 {{- define "logging-operator.clusterDomainAsSuffix" -}}
 {{- if .Values.clusterDomain -}}
diff --git a/charts/logging-operator/values.yaml b/charts/logging-operator/values.yaml
index 10597474df..1b1b7319cd 100644
--- a/charts/logging-operator/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/logging-operator/values.yaml
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ logging:
   watchNamespaces: []
 
   # -- Cluster domain name to be used when templating URLs to services
-  clusterDomain: "cluster.local"
+  clusterDomain: "cluster.local."
 
   # -- Namespace for cluster wide configuration resources like ClusterFlow and ClusterOutput. This should be a protected namespace from regular users. Resources like fluentbit and fluentd will run in this namespace as well.
   controlNamespace: ""
diff --git a/pkg/sdk/logging/api/v1beta1/logging_types.go b/pkg/sdk/logging/api/v1beta1/logging_types.go
index dc8ab0b42e..3118d8da44 100644
--- a/pkg/sdk/logging/api/v1beta1/logging_types.go
+++ b/pkg/sdk/logging/api/v1beta1/logging_types.go
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ type LoggingSpec struct {
 	WatchNamespaces []string `json:"watchNamespaces,omitempty"`
 	// WatchNamespaceSelector is a LabelSelector to find matching namespaces to watch as in WatchNamespaces
 	WatchNamespaceSelector *metav1.LabelSelector `json:"watchNamespaceSelector,omitempty"`
-	// Cluster domain name to be used when templating URLs to services (default: "cluster.local").
+	// Cluster domain name to be used when templating URLs to services (default: "cluster.local.").
 	ClusterDomain *string `json:"clusterDomain,omitempty"`
 	// Namespace for cluster wide configuration resources like CLusterFlow and ClusterOutput.
 	// This should be a protected namespace from regular users.
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ const (
 // SetDefaults fills empty attributes
 func (l *Logging) SetDefaults() error {
 	if l.Spec.ClusterDomain == nil {
-		l.Spec.ClusterDomain = util.StringPointer("cluster.local")
+		l.Spec.ClusterDomain = util.StringPointer("cluster.local.")
 	}
 	if !l.Spec.FlowConfigCheckDisabled && l.Status.ConfigCheckResults == nil {
 		l.Status.ConfigCheckResults = make(map[string]bool)
@@ -598,7 +598,7 @@ func (l *Logging) QualifiedName(name string) string {
 
 // ClusterDomainAsSuffix formats the cluster domain as a suffix, e.g.:
 // .Spec.ClusterDomain == "", returns ""
-// .Spec.ClusterDomain == "cluster.local", returns ".cluster.local"
+// .Spec.ClusterDomain == "cluster.local.", returns ".cluster.local."
 func (l *Logging) ClusterDomainAsSuffix() string {
 	if l.Spec.ClusterDomain == nil || *l.Spec.ClusterDomain == "" {
 		return ""