diff --git a/salt/common/tools/sbin/so-elasticsearch-templates-load b/salt/common/tools/sbin/so-elasticsearch-templates-load
index 292ade995..48558af34 100755
--- a/salt/common/tools/sbin/so-elasticsearch-templates-load
+++ b/salt/common/tools/sbin/so-elasticsearch-templates-load
@@ -55,7 +55,11 @@ cd ${ELASTICSEARCH_TEMPLATES}
 
 
 echo "Loading templates..."
+{% if grains['role'] in ['so-node','so-heavynode'] %}
+for i in *; do TEMPLATE=$(echo $i | cut -d '-' -f2); echo "so-$TEMPLATE"; curl -k ${ELASTICSEARCH_AUTH} -s -XPUT https://${ELASTICSEARCH_HOST}:${ELASTICSEARCH_PORT}/_template/so-$TEMPLATE -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -d@$i 2>/dev/null; echo; done
+{% else %}
 for i in *; do TEMPLATE=$(echo $i | cut -d '-' -f2); echo "so-$TEMPLATE"; curl ${ELASTICSEARCH_AUTH} -s -XPUT http://${ELASTICSEARCH_HOST}:${ELASTICSEARCH_PORT}/_template/so-$TEMPLATE -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -d@$i 2>/dev/null; echo; done
+{% endif %}
 echo
 
 cd - >/dev/null