diff --git a/config_files/telegraf.conf b/config_files/telegraf.conf
index ddb06e01..f7993800 100644
--- a/config_files/telegraf.conf
+++ b/config_files/telegraf.conf
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 [global_tags]
+  #REPLACE_WITH_OBSERVE_APP_GROUP_TELEGRAF_OPTION
   # update datacenter names to match Fluent Bit config
   datacenter = "REPLACE_WITH_DATACENTER"
 [agent]
diff --git a/observe_configure_script.sh b/observe_configure_script.sh
index c27dff3c..e98376df 100755
--- a/observe_configure_script.sh
+++ b/observe_configure_script.sh
@@ -662,6 +662,7 @@ fi
 
 if [ "$appgroup" != UNSET ]; then
     sed -i "s/#REPLACE_WITH_OBSERVE_APP_GROUP_OPTION/Record appgroup ${appgroup}/g" ./*
+    sed -i "s/#REPLACE_WITH_OBSERVE_APP_GROUP_TELEGRAF_OPTION/appgroup = \"${appgroup}\"/g" ./*
 fi
 
 metadata_buffer_size="8mb"
@@ -1235,4 +1236,4 @@ fi
 
 log "$SPACER"
 log "$END_OUTPUT"
-log "$SPACER"
\ No newline at end of file
+log "$SPACER"