diff --git a/salt/telegraf/etc/telegraf.conf b/salt/telegraf/etc/telegraf.conf
index 02d969ff3..d7cc15a38 100644
--- a/salt/telegraf/etc/telegraf.conf
+++ b/salt/telegraf/etc/telegraf.conf
@@ -244,6 +244,7 @@
   username = "{{ ES_USER }}"
   password = "{{ ES_PASS }}"
   insecure_skip_verify = true
+  cluster_health = true
 {%- elif grains['role'] in ['so-searchnode']  %}
 [[inputs.elasticsearch]]
   servers = ["https://{{ NODEIP }}:9200"]