diff --git a/salt/elasticsearch/templates/so/so-common-template.json b/salt/elasticsearch/templates/so/so-common-template.json
index 7db65f62c..74ff3748a 100644
--- a/salt/elasticsearch/templates/so/so-common-template.json
+++ b/salt/elasticsearch/templates/so/so-common-template.json
@@ -379,9 +379,14 @@
             }
           }
         },
-	      "scan":{
+	"scan":{
           "type":"object",
-          "dynamic": true
+          "dynamic": true,
+	  "properties":{
+            "exiftool":{
+              "type":"text"
+             }
+          }
         },
         "server":{
           "type":"object",