diff --git a/setup/so-functions b/setup/so-functions
index 56d2a0394..e1dae86c7 100755
--- a/setup/so-functions
+++ b/setup/so-functions
@@ -1086,6 +1086,25 @@ elasticsearch_pillar() {
         		"              number_of_shards: 1"\
         		"              number_of_replicas: 0" >> $elasticsearch_pillar_file
 		done
+		for INDEX in import
+		do
+			printf '%s\n'\
+				"    so-$INDEX:"\
+        		"      warm: 7"\
+        		"      close: 73000"\
+        		"      delete: 73001"\
+				"      index_sorting: False"\
+				"      index_template:"\
+        		"        template:"\
+				"          settings:"\
+        		"            index:"\
+        		"              mapping:"\
+        		"                total_fields:"\
+        		"                  limit: 5000"\
+        		"              refresh_interval: 30s"\
+        		"              number_of_shards: 1"\
+        		"              number_of_replicas: 0" >> $elasticsearch_pillar_file
+		done
 }
 
 es_heapsize() {