diff --git a/salt/elasticsearch/defaults.yaml b/salt/elasticsearch/defaults.yaml
index b9986d051..87905eddb 100644
--- a/salt/elasticsearch/defaults.yaml
+++ b/salt/elasticsearch/defaults.yaml
@@ -3915,7 +3915,7 @@ elasticsearch:
             index:
               mapping:
                 total_fields:
-                  limit: 3000
+                  limit: 4000
               sort:
                 field: "@timestamp"
                 order: desc