diff --git a/jobs/ingestor_cloudwatch/templates/config/input_and_output.conf.erb b/jobs/ingestor_cloudwatch/templates/config/input_and_output.conf.erb
index 12285c53..5a01d927 100644
--- a/jobs/ingestor_cloudwatch/templates/config/input_and_output.conf.erb
+++ b/jobs/ingestor_cloudwatch/templates/config/input_and_output.conf.erb
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ input
   {
     log_group_prefix => true
     interval => 1
+    start_position => 86400
     <% if_p("logstash_ingestor.cloudwatch.prefix") do |prefix_list| %>
     log_group => "<%= prefix_list %>"
     <% end %>