diff --git a/salt/elasticsearch/files/elasticsearch.yml b/salt/elasticsearch/files/elasticsearch.yml
index cb1526eba..f3b6bf1f5 100644
--- a/salt/elasticsearch/files/elasticsearch.yml
+++ b/salt/elasticsearch/files/elasticsearch.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ cluster.routing.allocation.disk.watermark.low: 95%
 cluster.routing.allocation.disk.watermark.high: 98%
 cluster.routing.allocation.disk.watermark.flood_stage: 98%
 {%- if FEATURES is sameas true %}
-xpack.security.enabled: true
+xpack.security.enabled: false
 xpack.security.http.ssl.enabled: true
 xpack.security.transport.ssl.enabled: true
 xpack.security.http.ssl.key: /usr/share/elasticsearch/config/elasticsearch.key