diff --git a/elk_metrics_6x/templates/99-elasticsearch-output.conf.j2 b/elk_metrics_6x/templates/99-elasticsearch-output.conf.j2
index 7b7fa8cb..139cdc87 100644
--- a/elk_metrics_6x/templates/99-elasticsearch-output.conf.j2
+++ b/elk_metrics_6x/templates/99-elasticsearch-output.conf.j2
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 output {
   elasticsearch {
     hosts => {{ elasticsearch_data_hosts | shuffle(seed=inventory_hostname) | to_json }}
-    sniffing => true
-    manage_template => false
+    sniffing => {{ (not data_node | bool) | lower }}
+    manage_template => {{ (not data_node | bool) | lower }}
     index => "%{[@metadata][beat]}-%{[@metadata][version]}-%{+YYYY.MM.dd}"
   }
 }