diff --git a/salt/logstash/files/dynamic/9500_output_beats.conf b/salt/logstash/files/dynamic/9500_output_beats.conf
index a77aa85ac..641df21c6 100644
--- a/salt/logstash/files/dynamic/9500_output_beats.conf
+++ b/salt/logstash/files/dynamic/9500_output_beats.conf
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ filter {
 output {
   if "beat" in [tags] {
     elasticsearch {
-      hosts => {{ ES }}
+      hosts => "{{ ES }}"
       index => "logstash-beats-%{+YYYY.MM.dd}"
       template_name => "logstash-beats"
       template => "/beats-template.json"
diff --git a/salt/logstash/files/dynamic/9600_output_ossec.conf b/salt/logstash/files/dynamic/9600_output_ossec.conf
index b513ac3ba..ea1180ae5 100644
--- a/salt/logstash/files/dynamic/9600_output_ossec.conf
+++ b/salt/logstash/files/dynamic/9600_output_ossec.conf
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ filter {
 output {
   if [event_type] =~ "ossec" or "ossec" in [tags] {
     elasticsearch {
-      hosts => {{ ES }}
+      hosts => "{{ ES }}"
       index => "logstash-ossec-%{+YYYY.MM.dd}"
       template_name => "logstash-ossec"
       template => "/logstash-ossec-template.json"