diff --git a/salt/elasticsearch/soc_elasticsearch.yaml b/salt/elasticsearch/soc_elasticsearch.yaml
index c95a9467e..46e836c9c 100644
--- a/salt/elasticsearch/soc_elasticsearch.yaml
+++ b/salt/elasticsearch/soc_elasticsearch.yaml
@@ -159,6 +159,8 @@ elasticsearch:
               - If retention is less than or equal to 90 days, max_age will be 7 days
               - If retention is greater than 90 days, max_age will be 30 days
           forcedType: string
+          allowedNodeTypes:
+            - heavynode
           regex: ^$|^[0-9]{1,5}(?:d|h|m|s)$
           regexFailureMessage: Must be blank or a number followed by d, h, m, or s, such as 7d.
       index_template:
@@ -353,6 +355,8 @@ elasticsearch:
               - If retention is less than or equal to 90 days, max_age will be 7 days
               - If retention is greater than 90 days, max_age will be 30 days
           forcedType: string
+          allowedNodeTypes:
+            - heavynode
           regex: ^$|^[0-9]{1,5}(?:d|h|m|s)$
           regexFailureMessage: Must be blank or a number followed by d, h, m, or s, such as 7d.
       index_template: