diff --git a/salt/elasticsearch/config.map.jinja b/salt/elasticsearch/config.map.jinja
index ed4a5033f..37447cabb 100644
--- a/salt/elasticsearch/config.map.jinja
+++ b/salt/elasticsearch/config.map.jinja
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
         {% do ELASTICSEARCHDEFAULTS.elasticsearch.config.discovery.seed_hosts.append(NODE.keys()|first) %}
       {% endfor %}
       {% if grains.id.split('_') | last == 'manager' %}
-        {% do ELASTICSEARCHDEFAULTS.elasticsearch.config.node.update({'roles': ['master','data','remote_cluster_client']}) %}
+        {% do ELASTICSEARCHDEFAULTS.elasticsearch.config.node.update({'roles': ['master','data','remote_cluster_client','transform']}) %}
       {% else %}
         {% do ELASTICSEARCHDEFAULTS.elasticsearch.config.node.update({'roles': ['master', 'data_hot', 'remote_cluster_client']}) %}
       {% endif %}