diff --git a/salt/elasticsearch/soc_elasticsearch.yaml b/salt/elasticsearch/soc_elasticsearch.yaml
index 9a64190b3..e68d0441b 100644
--- a/salt/elasticsearch/soc_elasticsearch.yaml
+++ b/salt/elasticsearch/soc_elasticsearch.yaml
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ elasticsearch:
                   description: The order to sort by. Must set index_sorting to True.
                   global: True
                   helpLink: elasticsearch.html
+      policy:
         phases:
           hot:
             max_age: