diff --git a/hack/vendor.sh b/hack/vendor.sh
index b1087c767c..b97f4077ab 100755
--- a/hack/vendor.sh
+++ b/hack/vendor.sh
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ clone git github.com/golang/protobuf 68415e7123da32b07eab49c96d2c4d6158360e9b
 # gelf logging driver deps
 clone git github.com/Graylog2/go-gelf aab2f594e4585d43468ac57287b0dece9d806883
 
-clone git github.com/fluent/fluent-logger-golang v1.0.0
+clone git github.com/fluent/fluent-logger-golang v1.1.0
 # fluent-logger-golang deps
 clone git github.com/philhofer/fwd 899e4efba8eaa1fea74175308f3fae18ff3319fa
 clone git github.com/tinylib/msgp 75ee40d2601edf122ef667e2a07d600d4c44490c
diff --git a/vendor/src/github.com/fluent/fluent-logger-golang/fluent/fluent.go b/vendor/src/github.com/fluent/fluent-logger-golang/fluent/fluent.go
index ce65cae639..1647e9e9e6 100644
--- a/vendor/src/github.com/fluent/fluent-logger-golang/fluent/fluent.go
+++ b/vendor/src/github.com/fluent/fluent-logger-golang/fluent/fluent.go
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ import (
 
 const (
 	defaultHost                   = "127.0.0.1"
+	defaultNetwork                = "tcp"
+	defaultSocketPath             = ""
 	defaultPort                   = 24224
 	defaultTimeout                = 3 * time.Second
 	defaultBufferLimit            = 8 * 1024 * 1024
@@ -23,13 +25,16 @@ const (
 )
 
 type Config struct {
-	FluentPort  int
-	FluentHost  string
-	Timeout     time.Duration
-	BufferLimit int
-	RetryWait   int
-	MaxRetry    int
-	TagPrefix   string
+	FluentPort       int
+	FluentHost       string
+	FluentNetwork    string
+	FluentSocketPath string
+	Timeout          time.Duration
+	BufferLimit      int
+	RetryWait        int
+	MaxRetry         int
+	TagPrefix        string
+	AsyncConnect     bool
 }
 
 type Fluent struct {
@@ -42,12 +47,18 @@ type Fluent struct {
 
 // New creates a new Logger.
 func New(config Config) (f *Fluent, err error) {
+	if config.FluentNetwork == "" {
+		config.FluentNetwork = defaultNetwork
+	}
 	if config.FluentHost == "" {
 		config.FluentHost = defaultHost
 	}
 	if config.FluentPort == 0 {
 		config.FluentPort = defaultPort
 	}
+	if config.FluentSocketPath == "" {
+		config.FluentSocketPath = defaultSocketPath
+	}
 	if config.Timeout == 0 {
 		config.Timeout = defaultTimeout
 	}
@@ -60,8 +71,13 @@ func New(config Config) (f *Fluent, err error) {
 	if config.MaxRetry == 0 {
 		config.MaxRetry = defaultMaxRetry
 	}
-	f = &Fluent{Config: config, reconnecting: false}
-	err = f.connect()
+	if config.AsyncConnect {
+		f = &Fluent{Config: config, reconnecting: true}
+		f.reconnect()
+	} else {
+		f = &Fluent{Config: config, reconnecting: false}
+		err = f.connect()
+	}
 	return
 }
 
@@ -171,9 +187,9 @@ func (f *Fluent) EncodeData(tag string, tm time.Time, message interface{}) (data
 // Close closes the connection.
 func (f *Fluent) Close() (err error) {
 	if len(f.pending) > 0 {
-		_ = f.send()
+		err = f.send()
 	}
-	err = f.close()
+	f.close()
 	return
 }
 
@@ -194,7 +210,14 @@ func (f *Fluent) close() (err error) {
 
 // connect establishes a new connection using the specified transport.
 func (f *Fluent) connect() (err error) {
-	f.conn, err = net.DialTimeout("tcp", f.Config.FluentHost+":"+strconv.Itoa(f.Config.FluentPort), f.Config.Timeout)
+	switch f.Config.FluentNetwork {
+	case "tcp":
+		f.conn, err = net.DialTimeout(f.Config.FluentNetwork, f.Config.FluentHost+":"+strconv.Itoa(f.Config.FluentPort), f.Config.Timeout)
+	case "unix":
+		f.conn, err = net.DialTimeout(f.Config.FluentNetwork, f.Config.FluentSocketPath, f.Config.Timeout)
+	default:
+		err = net.UnknownNetworkError(f.Config.FluentNetwork)
+	}
 	return
 }
 
diff --git a/vendor/src/github.com/fluent/fluent-logger-golang/fluent/version.go b/vendor/src/github.com/fluent/fluent-logger-golang/fluent/version.go
index 135e1e51af..3d8ad3ee11 100644
--- a/vendor/src/github.com/fluent/fluent-logger-golang/fluent/version.go
+++ b/vendor/src/github.com/fluent/fluent-logger-golang/fluent/version.go
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 package fluent
 
-const Version = "1.0.0"
+const Version = "1.1.0"