diff --git a/salt/elasticsearch/files/log4j2.properties b/salt/elasticsearch/files/log4j2.properties
index 85cf5d8fb..75c09ee39 100644
--- a/salt/elasticsearch/files/log4j2.properties
+++ b/salt/elasticsearch/files/log4j2.properties
@@ -18,3 +18,6 @@ appender.rolling.policies.time.interval = 1
 appender.rolling.policies.time.modulate = true
 rootLogger.level = info
 rootLogger.appenderRef.rolling.ref = rolling
+log4j2.formatMsgNoLookups = true
+
+