diff --git a/salt/telegraf/defaults.yaml b/salt/telegraf/defaults.yaml
index a70da5a59..a0cc8095f 100644
--- a/salt/telegraf/defaults.yaml
+++ b/salt/telegraf/defaults.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
 telegraf:
   config:
-    interval: '30s'
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+    interval: '30s'
+    metric_batch_size: 1000
+    metric_buffer_limit: 10000
+    collection_jitter: '0s'
+    flush_interval: '10s'
+    flush_jitter: '0s'
+    debug: 'false'
+    quiet: 'false'
diff --git a/salt/telegraf/etc/telegraf.conf b/salt/telegraf/etc/telegraf.conf
index 694f9bc2a..244732b81 100644
--- a/salt/telegraf/etc/telegraf.conf
+++ b/salt/telegraf/etc/telegraf.conf
@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@
 {%- set UNIQUEID = salt['pillar.get']('sensor:uniqueid', '') %}
 {%- set ZEEK_ENABLED = salt['pillar.get']('zeek:enabled', True) %}
 {%- set MDENGINE = GLOBALS.md_engine %}
-
-
+{%- set TGCMERGED = salt['pillar.get']('telegraf', TGDEFAULTS, merge=true) %}
 # Global tags can be specified here in key="value" format.
 [global_tags]
   role = "{{ GLOBALS.role.split('-') | last }}"
@@ -16,7 +15,7 @@
 # Configuration for telegraf agent
 [agent]
   ## Default data collection interval for all inputs
-  interval = "{{ TGDEFAULTS.telegraf.config.interval }}"
+  interval = "{{ TGMERGED.telegraf.config.interval }}"
   ## Rounds collection interval to 'interval'
   ## ie, if interval="10s" then always collect on :00, :10, :20, etc.
   round_interval = true
@@ -24,27 +23,27 @@
   ## Telegraf will send metrics to outputs in batches of at most
   ## metric_batch_size metrics.
   ## This controls the size of writes that Telegraf sends to output plugins.
-  metric_batch_size = 1000
+  metric_batch_size = {{ TGMERGED.telegraf.config.metric_batch_size }}
 
   ## For failed writes, telegraf will cache metric_buffer_limit metrics for each
   ## output, and will flush this buffer on a successful write. Oldest metrics
   ## are dropped first when this buffer fills.
   ## This buffer only fills when writes fail to output plugin(s).
-  metric_buffer_limit = 10000
+  metric_buffer_limit = {{ TGMERGED.telegraf.config.metric_buffer_limit }}
 
   ## Collection jitter is used to jitter the collection by a random amount.
   ## Each plugin will sleep for a random time within jitter before collecting.
   ## This can be used to avoid many plugins querying things like sysfs at the
   ## same time, which can have a measurable effect on the system.
-  collection_jitter = "0s"
+  collection_jitter = "{{ TGMERGED.telegraf.config.collection_jitter }}"
 
   ## Default flushing interval for all outputs. Maximum flush_interval will be
   ## flush_interval + flush_jitter
-  flush_interval = "10s"
+  flush_interval = "{{ TGMERGED.telegraf.config.flush_interval }}"
   ## Jitter the flush interval by a random amount. This is primarily to avoid
   ## large write spikes for users running a large number of telegraf instances.
   ## ie, a jitter of 5s and interval 10s means flushes will happen every 10-15s
-  flush_jitter = "0s"
+  flush_jitter = "{{ TGMERGED.telegraf.config.flush_jitter }}"
 
   ## By default or when set to "0s", precision will be set to the same
   ## timestamp order as the collection interval, with the maximum being 1s.
@@ -57,7 +56,7 @@
 
   ## Logging configuration:
   ## Run telegraf with debug log messages.
-  debug = false
+  debug = {{ TGMERGED.telegraf.config.debug }}
   ## Run telegraf in quiet mode (error log messages only).
   quiet = false
   ## Specify the log file name. The empty string means to log to stderr.
diff --git a/salt/telegraf/soc_telegraf.yaml b/salt/telegraf/soc_telegraf.yaml
index c9824abf6..cbeda5e89 100644
--- a/salt/telegraf/soc_telegraf.yaml
+++ b/salt/telegraf/soc_telegraf.yaml
@@ -3,4 +3,39 @@ telegraf:
     interval:
       description: Data collection interval.
       global: True
-      helpLink: telegraf.html
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+      helpLink: telegraf.html
+    metric_batch_size: 
+      description: Data collection batch size.
+      global: True
+      advanced: True
+      helpLink: telegraf.html
+    metric_buffer_limit:
+      description: Data collection buffer size.
+      global: True
+      advanced: True
+      helpLink: telegraf.html
+    collection_jitter: 
+      description: Jitter of the flush interval.
+      global: True
+      advanced: True
+      helpLink: telegraf.html
+    flush_interval:
+      description: Flush interval for all outputs.
+      global: True
+      advanced: True
+      helpLink: telegraf.html
+    flush_jitter: 
+      description: Jitter the flush interval.
+      global: True
+      advanced: True
+      helpLink: telegraf.html
+    debug: 
+      description: Data collection interval.
+      global: True
+      advanced: True
+      helpLink: telegraf.html
+    quiet: 
+      description: Data collection interval.
+      global: True
+      helpLink: telegraf.html
+    
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