diff --git a/fluentd/configs.d/openshift/output-es-config.conf b/fluentd/configs.d/openshift/output-es-config.conf
index fc906a304..dd104a2ad 100644
--- a/fluentd/configs.d/openshift/output-es-config.conf
+++ b/fluentd/configs.d/openshift/output-es-config.conf
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@
       buffer_chunk_limit "#{ENV['BUFFER_SIZE_LIMIT'] || '8m' }"
       buffer_queue_full_action "#{ENV['BUFFER_QUEUE_FULL_ACTION'] || 'block'}"
 
+      write_operation 'create'
+
       # 2 ^ 31
       request_timeout 2147483648
     </store>
diff --git a/fluentd/configs.d/openshift/output-es-ops-config.conf b/fluentd/configs.d/openshift/output-es-ops-config.conf
index 9ec97c786..d0faa87bc 100644
--- a/fluentd/configs.d/openshift/output-es-ops-config.conf
+++ b/fluentd/configs.d/openshift/output-es-ops-config.conf
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@
       buffer_chunk_limit "#{ENV['BUFFER_SIZE_LIMIT'] || '8m' }"
       buffer_queue_full_action "#{ENV['BUFFER_QUEUE_FULL_ACTION'] || 'block'}"
 
+      write_operation 'create'
+
       # 2 ^ 31
       request_timeout 2147483648
     </store>