diff --git a/salt/logstash/init.sls b/salt/logstash/init.sls
index e7b05f81d..7a7935935 100644
--- a/salt/logstash/init.sls
+++ b/salt/logstash/init.sls
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ lscustparserdir:
     - user: 931
     - group: 939
     - makedirs: True
+    - template: jinja
 
 lscusttemplatedir:
   file.directory: