diff --git a/lib/fluent/plugin/out_bufferize.rb b/lib/fluent/plugin/out_bufferize.rb
index 87fd555..2987cb8 100644
--- a/lib/fluent/plugin/out_bufferize.rb
+++ b/lib/fluent/plugin/out_bufferize.rb
@@ -89,9 +89,9 @@ def configure(conf)
         raise ConfigError, "Befferize: just one <config> directive is required"
       end
 
-      type = configs.first['type']
+      type = configs.first['type'] || configs.first['@type']
       unless type
-        raise ConfigError, "Befferize: 'type' parameter is required in <config> directive"
+        raise ConfigError, "Befferize: '@type' parameter is required in <config> directive"
       end
 
       @output = Plugin.new_output(type)
@@ -104,8 +104,8 @@ def start
     end
 
     def shutdown
-      super
       @output.shutdown
+      super
     end
 
     def format(tag, time, record)