diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ebe34a6d84..181a895cb4 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ examples/models/onnx_resnet50/cpu_codegen/Function_0_codegen.cpp
 examples/models/onnx_resnet50/resnet.onnx
 
 #logging example
-examples/centralised-logging/request-logging/istio-1.1.6
+examples/centralised-logging/request-logging/istio-**
 
 #openapi
 engine/src/main/resources/static/seldon.json
diff --git a/examples/centralised-logging/request-logging/install_istio.sh b/examples/centralised-logging/request-logging/install_istio.sh
index 441ba04498..a4ce5487dc 100755
--- a/examples/centralised-logging/request-logging/install_istio.sh
+++ b/examples/centralised-logging/request-logging/install_istio.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 # Download and unpack Istio
 #export ISTIO_VERSION=1.3.6
-export ISTIO_VERSION=1.1.6
+export ISTIO_VERSION=1.2.10
 rm -rf istio-${ISTIO_VERSION}
 curl -L https://git.io/getLatestIstio | sh -
 cd istio-${ISTIO_VERSION}