diff --git a/elasticsearch/tasks/configuration.yml b/elasticsearch/tasks/configuration.yml
index 9046687c..b9fecd47 100644
--- a/elasticsearch/tasks/configuration.yml
+++ b/elasticsearch/tasks/configuration.yml
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 - name: Configure RESTART_ON_UPGRADE
   lineinfile:
     dest: /etc/default/elasticsearch
+    line: "RESTART_ON_UPGRADE={{ elasticsearch_restart_on_upgrade | bool | ternary('true','false') }}"
     regexp: "^RESTART_ON_UPGRADE="
     insertafter: "^# *RESTART_ON_UPGRADE="
   tags: