diff --git a/ansible-role-logstash/defaults/main.yml b/ansible-role-logstash/defaults/main.yml
index 0eba9a32..6b7a41e6 100644
--- a/ansible-role-logstash/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/ansible-role-logstash/defaults/main.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ logstash_input_beats: false
 
 elasticsearch_network_host: "127.0.0.1"
 elasticsearch_http_port: "9200"
+elasticsearch_shards: 5
+elasticsearch_replicas: 1
 elastic_stack_version: 5.5.0
 
 logstash_ssl: false
diff --git a/ansible-role-logstash/templates/01-wazuh.conf.j2 b/ansible-role-logstash/templates/01-wazuh.conf.j2
index bbfdb32a..58c19101 100644
--- a/ansible-role-logstash/templates/01-wazuh.conf.j2
+++ b/ansible-role-logstash/templates/01-wazuh.conf.j2
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#jinja2: trim_blocks:False
 # {{ ansible_managed }}
 # Wazuh - Logstash configuration file
 
diff --git a/ansible-role-logstash/templates/wazuh-elastic5-template.json.j2 b/ansible-role-logstash/templates/wazuh-elastic5-template.json.j2
index f3611d4a..10107191 100644
--- a/ansible-role-logstash/templates/wazuh-elastic5-template.json.j2
+++ b/ansible-role-logstash/templates/wazuh-elastic5-template.json.j2
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
   "template": "wazuh*",
   "settings": {
     "index.refresh_interval": "5s",
-    "number_of_shards" :   1,
-    "number_of_replicas" : 0
+    "number_of_shards": {{ elasticsearch_shards }},
+    "number_of_replicas": {{ elasticsearch_replicas }}
   },
   "mappings": {
     "wazuh": {