diff --git a/salt/elasticsearch/template.map.jinja b/salt/elasticsearch/template.map.jinja
index 8d40d9e4d..4a90a4f54 100644
--- a/salt/elasticsearch/template.map.jinja
+++ b/salt/elasticsearch/template.map.jinja
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 {% for index, settings in ES_INDEX_SETTINGS_GLOBAL_OVERRIDES.items() %}
 {#   if policy isn't defined in the original index settings, then dont merge policy from the global_overrides #}
 {#   this will prevent so-elasticsearch-ilm-policy-load from trying to load policy on non ILM manged indices #}
-{%   if not ES_INDEX_SETTINGS_ORIG[index].policy is defined %}
+{%   if not ES_INDEX_SETTINGS_ORIG[index].policy is defined and ES_INDEX_SETTINGS_GLOBAL_OVERRIDES[index].policy is defined %}
 {%     do ES_INDEX_SETTINGS_GLOBAL_OVERRIDES[index].pop('policy') %}
 {%   endif %}