diff --git a/salt/elasticsearch/enabled.sls b/salt/elasticsearch/enabled.sls
index 8baff49012..fa0f824b4d 100644
--- a/salt/elasticsearch/enabled.sls
+++ b/salt/elasticsearch/enabled.sls
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ escomponenttemplates:
     - source: salt://elasticsearch/templates/component
     - user: 930
     - group: 939
+    - clean: True
     - onchanges_in:
       - cmd: so-elasticsearch-templates