diff --git a/src/main/java/com/scalyr/log4j/ScalyrAppender.java b/src/main/java/com/scalyr/log4j/ScalyrAppender.java
index acb2de5..6be8cfe 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/scalyr/log4j/ScalyrAppender.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/scalyr/log4j/ScalyrAppender.java
@@ -146,6 +146,6 @@ public void close() {
 
     @Override
     public boolean requiresLayout() {
-        return false;
+        return true;
     }
 }