diff --git a/salt/curator/files/curator.yml b/salt/curator/files/curator.yml
index 15ecb8cb1..5ec4bdc5f 100644
--- a/salt/curator/files/curator.yml
+++ b/salt/curator/files/curator.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ client:
     - {{elasticsearch}}
   port: 9200
 {%- if salt['pillar.get']('elasticsearch:auth:enabled') is sameas true %}
-  http_auth: {{ ES_USER }}:{{ ES_PASS }}
+  username: {{ ES_USER }}
+  password: {{ ES_PASS }}
 {%- endif %}
   url_prefix:
   use_ssl: True