diff --git a/exporters/elasticsearch/src/es_log_recordable.cc b/exporters/elasticsearch/src/es_log_recordable.cc
index 663691273b..a1e3b9542d 100644
--- a/exporters/elasticsearch/src/es_log_recordable.cc
+++ b/exporters/elasticsearch/src/es_log_recordable.cc
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ void ElasticSearchRecordable::SetSeverity(opentelemetry::logs::Severity severity
 
 void ElasticSearchRecordable::SetBody(const opentelemetry::common::AttributeValue &message) noexcept
 {
-  WriteValue(message, "body");
+  WriteValue(message, "message");
 }
 
 void ElasticSearchRecordable::SetTraceId(const opentelemetry::trace::TraceId &trace_id) noexcept