diff --git a/pillar/elasticsearch/eval.sls b/pillar/elasticsearch/eval.sls
index 2dbb08f59..84ff89a23 100644
--- a/pillar/elasticsearch/eval.sls
+++ b/pillar/elasticsearch/eval.sls
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 elasticsearch:
   templates:
     - so/so-beats-template.json.jinja
-    - so/so-common-template.json
+    - so/so-common-template.json.jinja
     - so/so-firewall-template.json.jinja
     - so/so-flow-template.json.jinja
     - so/so-ids-template.json.jinja
@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@ elasticsearch:
     - so/so-ossec-template.json.jinja
     - so/so-strelka-template.json.jinja
     - so/so-syslog-template.json.jinja
-    - so/so-zeek-template.json.jinja
\ No newline at end of file
+    - so/so-zeek-template.json.jinja
diff --git a/pillar/elasticsearch/manager.sls b/pillar/elasticsearch/manager.sls
index 9ff97de5b..84ff89a23 100644
--- a/pillar/elasticsearch/manager.sls
+++ b/pillar/elasticsearch/manager.sls
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 elasticsearch:
   templates:
     - so/so-beats-template.json.jinja
-    - so/so-common-template.json
+    - so/so-common-template.json.jinja
     - so/so-firewall-template.json.jinja
     - so/so-flow-template.json.jinja
     - so/so-ids-template.json.jinja
diff --git a/pillar/elasticsearch/search.sls b/pillar/elasticsearch/search.sls
index 9ff97de5b..84ff89a23 100644
--- a/pillar/elasticsearch/search.sls
+++ b/pillar/elasticsearch/search.sls
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 elasticsearch:
   templates:
     - so/so-beats-template.json.jinja
-    - so/so-common-template.json
+    - so/so-common-template.json.jinja
     - so/so-firewall-template.json.jinja
     - so/so-flow-template.json.jinja
     - so/so-ids-template.json.jinja
diff --git a/salt/elasticsearch/templates/so/so-common-template.json b/salt/elasticsearch/templates/so/so-common-template.json.jinja
similarity index 100%
rename from salt/elasticsearch/templates/so/so-common-template.json
rename to salt/elasticsearch/templates/so/so-common-template.json.jinja