diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/event_log/generated/mappings.json b/x-pack/plugins/event_log/generated/mappings.json
index 50e7fdd5a9048..d0e4652c2828e 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/event_log/generated/mappings.json
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/event_log/generated/mappings.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
             "ignore_above": 1024,
             "type": "keyword",
             "meta": {
-                "isArray": true
+                "isArray": "true"
             }
         },
         "message": {
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/event_log/scripts/create_schemas.js b/x-pack/plugins/event_log/scripts/create_schemas.js
index b46f7f295ddc7..2432a27e5c70d 100755
--- a/x-pack/plugins/event_log/scripts/create_schemas.js
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/event_log/scripts/create_schemas.js
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ function augmentMappings(mappings, multiValuedProperties) {
     const fullProp = replaceDotWithProperties(prop);
     const metaPropName = `${fullProp}.meta`;
     const meta = lodash.get(mappings.properties, metaPropName) || {};
-    meta.isArray = true;
+    meta.isArray = 'true';
     lodash.set(mappings.properties, metaPropName, meta);
   }
 }
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ function generateSchemaLines(lineWriter, prop, mappings) {
   if (mappings == null) return;
 
   if (StringTypes.has(mappings.type)) {
-    if (mappings.meta && mappings.meta.isArray) {
+    if (mappings.meta && mappings.meta.isArray === 'true') {
       lineWriter.addLine(`${propKey}: ecsStringMulti(),`);
     } else {
       lineWriter.addLine(`${propKey}: ecsString(),`);
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/event_log/server/types.ts b/x-pack/plugins/event_log/server/types.ts
index 4cace59752f36..f606bb2be6c6c 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/event_log/server/types.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/event_log/server/types.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import { IEvent } from '../generated/schemas';
 export const ConfigSchema = schema.object({
   enabled: schema.boolean({ defaultValue: true }),
   logEntries: schema.boolean({ defaultValue: false }),
-  indexEntries: schema.boolean({ defaultValue: false }),
+  indexEntries: schema.boolean({ defaultValue: true }),
 });
 
 export type IEventLogConfig = TypeOf<typeof ConfigSchema>;