diff --git a/templates/elasticsearch.yml.erb b/templates/elasticsearch.yml.erb
index 48f4e7a..07c7c28 100644
--- a/templates/elasticsearch.yml.erb
+++ b/templates/elasticsearch.yml.erb
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@
 # multiple clusters on the same network, make sure you're using unique names.
 #
 # cluster.name: elasticsearch
+<% if es_template_config.has_key?('cluster.name') then -%>
+cluster.name: <%= es_template_config['cluster.name'] %>
+<% end -%>
 
 
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