diff --git a/salt/curator/files/action/delete.yml b/salt/curator/files/action/delete.yml
index fb8ae30cb..c81a9e548 100644
--- a/salt/curator/files/action/delete.yml
+++ b/salt/curator/files/action/delete.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,11 @@
 # https://securityonion.net/license; you may not use this file except in compliance with the
 # Elastic License 2.0.
 
+{% import_yaml 'elasticsearch/defaults.yaml' as ELASTICDEFAULTS %}
+{% set ELASTICMERGED = salt['pillar.get']('elasticsearch:retention', ELASTICDEFAULTS.elasticsearch.retention, merge=true) %}
+
+{{ ELASTICMERGED.retention_pct }}
+
 {%- set log_size_limit = salt['pillar.get']('elasticsearch:log_size_limit') %}
 actions:
   1: