diff --git a/salt/elasticsearch/files/elasticsearch.yml b/salt/elasticsearch/files/elasticsearch.yml
index 73f3c9239..271ef40cf 100644
--- a/salt/elasticsearch/files/elasticsearch.yml
+++ b/salt/elasticsearch/files/elasticsearch.yml
@@ -22,3 +22,7 @@ transport.bind_host: 0.0.0.0
 transport.publish_host: {{ nodeip }}
 transport.publish_port: 9300
 {%- endif %}
+cluster.routing.allocation.disk.threshold_enabled: true
+cluster.routing.allocation.disk.watermark.low: 95%
+cluster.routing.allocation.disk.watermark.high: 98%
+cluster.routing.allocation.disk.watermark.flood_stage: 98%