diff --git a/outputs/influxdb/influxdb.go b/outputs/influxdb/influxdb.go
index 96505a4d7..dd6546928 100644
--- a/outputs/influxdb/influxdb.go
+++ b/outputs/influxdb/influxdb.go
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ func (i *InfluxDB) Connect() error {
 	}
 
 	_, err = c.Query(client.Query{
-		Command: fmt.Sprintf("CREATE DATABASE telegraf"),
+		Command: fmt.Sprintf("CREATE DATABASE %s", i.Database),
 	})
 
 	if err != nil && !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "database already exists") {