diff --git a/salt/logstash/init.sls b/salt/logstash/init.sls
index bf4d03984..c8130570e 100644
--- a/salt/logstash/init.sls
+++ b/salt/logstash/init.sls
@@ -66,8 +66,8 @@ ls_pipeline_{{PL}}_{{CONFIGFILE.split('.')[0] | replace("/","_") }}:
     - template: jinja
     - defaults:
         GLOBALS: {{ GLOBALS }}
-        ES_USER: {{ salt['pillar.get']('elasticsearch:auth:users:so_elastic_user:user', '') }}
-        ES_PASS: {{ salt['pillar.get']('elasticsearch:auth:users:so_elastic_user:pass', '') }}
+        ES_USER: "{{ salt['pillar.get']('elasticsearch:auth:users:so_elastic_user:user', '') }}"
+        ES_PASS: "{{ salt['pillar.get']('elasticsearch:auth:users:so_elastic_user:pass', '') }}"
       {% else %}
     - name: /opt/so/conf/logstash/pipelines/{{PL}}/{{CONFIGFILE.split('/')[1]}}
       {% endif %}