diff --git a/salt/elastalert/defaults.yaml b/salt/elastalert/defaults.yaml
index a22d65b7b..ad675b8ee 100644
--- a/salt/elastalert/defaults.yaml
+++ b/salt/elastalert/defaults.yaml
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ elastalert:
     #aws_region: us-east-1
     #profile: test
     #es_url_prefix: elasticsearch
-    #use_ssl: True
-    #verify_certs: True
+    use_ssl: true
+    verify_certs: false
     #es_send_get_body_as: GET
     #es_username: someusername
     #es_password: somepassword