diff --git a/salt/elasticsearch/soc_elasticsearch.yaml b/salt/elasticsearch/soc_elasticsearch.yaml
index 5b4d63f40..a5170b776 100644
--- a/salt/elasticsearch/soc_elasticsearch.yaml
+++ b/salt/elasticsearch/soc_elasticsearch.yaml
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ elasticsearch:
             min_age: 
               description: Minimum age of index. ex. 30d - This determines when the index should be moved to the cold tier.  While still searchable, this tier is typically optimized for lower storage costs rather than search speed.
               regex: ^\[0-9\]{1,5}d$
+              forcedType: string
               global: True
             actions:
               set_priority: