diff --git a/package/etc/conf.d/destinations/rawmsg_file.conf b/package/etc/conf.d/destinations/rawmsg_file.conf
index f5faf88..8ca2f79 100644
--- a/package/etc/conf.d/destinations/rawmsg_file.conf
+++ b/package/etc/conf.d/destinations/rawmsg_file.conf
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 destination d_rawmsg {
-    file("/opt/syslog-ng/var/archive/rawmsg/${.splunk.sourcetype}/${HOST}/$YEAR-$MONTH-$DAY-message.log"
-         template("${RAWMSG}\n")
-     );
-};
+    channel {
+        if ("${RAWMSG}" ne "") {
+            destination {
+                file("/opt/syslog-ng/var/archive/rawmsg/${.splunk.sourcetype}/${HOST}/$YEAR-$MONTH-$DAY-message.log"
+                template("${RAWMSG}\n")
+                );
+            };
+        };
+    };
+};
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