diff --git a/elk_metrics_7x/roles/elasticsearch/defaults/main.yml b/elk_metrics_7x/roles/elasticsearch/defaults/main.yml
index 905ef4f8..7018a551 100644
--- a/elk_metrics_7x/roles/elasticsearch/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/elk_metrics_7x/roles/elasticsearch/defaults/main.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 
 cluster_name: openstack_elk
 elastic_log_rotate_path: "/var/log/elasticsearch"
+elastic_data_path: "/var/lib/elasticsearch"
 
 temp_dir: /var/lib/elasticsearch/tmp
 nfs_query: "[?fstype=='nfs' || fstype=='nfs4']"
diff --git a/elk_metrics_7x/roles/elasticsearch/templates/elasticsearch.yml.j2 b/elk_metrics_7x/roles/elasticsearch/templates/elasticsearch.yml.j2
index 16580e45..d2eb058b 100644
--- a/elk_metrics_7x/roles/elasticsearch/templates/elasticsearch.yml.j2
+++ b/elk_metrics_7x/roles/elasticsearch/templates/elasticsearch.yml.j2
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ node.ml: false
 #
 # Path to directory where to store the data (separate multiple locations by comma):
 #
-path.data: /var/lib/elasticsearch
+path.data: {{ elastic_data_path }}
 #
 # Path to log files:
 #