diff --git a/salt/kibana/config.map.jinja b/salt/kibana/config.map.jinja
index 033093667..e4a6b2840 100644
--- a/salt/kibana/config.map.jinja
+++ b/salt/kibana/config.map.jinja
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {% import_yaml 'kibana/defaults.yaml' as KIBANACONFIG with context %}
 
 {% if salt['pillar.get']('elasticsearch:auth:enabled', False) %}
-  {% do KIBANACONFIG.kibana.config.update({'elasticsearch': {'username': salt['pillar.get']('elasticsearch:auth:users:so_elastic_user:user'), 'password': salt['pillar.get']('elasticsearch:auth:users:so_elastic_user:pass')}}) %}
+  {% do KIBANACONFIG.kibana.config.elasticsearch.update({'username': salt['pillar.get']('elasticsearch:auth:users:so_elastic_user:user'), 'password': salt['pillar.get']('elasticsearch:auth:users:so_elastic_user:pass')}) %}
 {% else %}
   {% do KIBANACONFIG.kibana.config.update({'xpack': {'security': {'authc': {'providers': {'anonymous': {'anonymous1': {'order': 0, 'credentials': 'elasticsearch_anonymous_user'}}}}}}}) %}
 {% endif %}