diff --git a/salt/elasticsearch/defaults.yaml b/salt/elasticsearch/defaults.yaml
index 16d9088a7..ff96d139b 100644
--- a/salt/elasticsearch/defaults.yaml
+++ b/salt/elasticsearch/defaults.yaml
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ elasticsearch:
         template:
           settings:
             index:
+              number_of_replicas: 0
               mapping:
                 total_fields:
                   limit: 5000
@@ -99,6 +100,7 @@ elasticsearch:
         template:
           settings:
             index:
+              number_of_replicas: 0
               mapping:
                 total_fields:
                   limit: 5000
@@ -133,6 +135,7 @@ elasticsearch:
         template:
           settings:
             index:
+              number_of_replicas: 0
               mapping:
                 total_fields:
                   limit: 5000
@@ -167,6 +170,7 @@ elasticsearch:
         template:
           settings:
             index:
+              number_of_replicas: 0
               mapping:
                 total_fields:
                   limit: 5000
@@ -201,6 +205,7 @@ elasticsearch:
         template:
           settings:
             index:
+              number_of_replicas: 0
               mapping:
                 total_fields:
                   limit: 5000
@@ -235,6 +240,7 @@ elasticsearch:
         template:
           settings:
             index:
+              number_of_replicas: 0
               mapping:
                 total_fields:
                   limit: 5000
@@ -269,6 +275,7 @@ elasticsearch:
         template:
           settings:
             index:
+              number_of_replicas: 0
               mapping:
                 total_fields:
                   limit: 5000
@@ -303,6 +310,7 @@ elasticsearch:
         template:
           settings:
             index:
+              number_of_replicas: 0
               mapping:
                 total_fields:
                   limit: 5000
@@ -337,6 +345,7 @@ elasticsearch:
         template:
           settings:
             index:
+              number_of_replicas: 0
               mapping:
                 total_fields:
                   limit: 5000
@@ -371,6 +380,7 @@ elasticsearch:
         template:
           settings:
             index:
+              number_of_replicas: 0
               mapping:
                 total_fields:
                   limit: 5000
@@ -405,6 +415,7 @@ elasticsearch:
         template:
           settings:
             index:
+              number_of_replicas: 0
               mapping:
                 total_fields:
                   limit: 5000