diff --git a/salt/kibana/etc/kibana.yml b/salt/kibana/etc/kibana.yml
index bbbfeb575..1da64c695 100644
--- a/salt/kibana/etc/kibana.yml
+++ b/salt/kibana/etc/kibana.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ server.name: kibana
 server.host: "0"
 server.basePath: /kibana
 elasticsearch.url: http://{{ ES }}:9200
+kibana.index: ".kibana"
 #elasticsearch.username: elastic
 #elasticsearch.password: changeme
 #xpack.monitoring.ui.container.elasticsearch.enabled: true