diff --git a/kustomize/base/files/exporter.cfg b/kustomize/base/files/exporter.cfg
index 9c138e4..a75121b 100644
--- a/kustomize/base/files/exporter.cfg
+++ b/kustomize/base/files/exporter.cfg
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+[DEFAULT]
+QueryIndices = ""
+
 [query_authlog_root_login]
 # The DEFAULT settings can be overridden.
 QueryIntervalSecs = 60
diff --git a/kustomize/base/resources/deployment.yaml b/kustomize/base/resources/deployment.yaml
index 70636a4..bdeafcc 100644
--- a/kustomize/base/resources/deployment.yaml
+++ b/kustomize/base/resources/deployment.yaml
@@ -18,11 +18,19 @@ spec:
     spec:
       containers:
       - args:
-        - --es-cluster=https://dev-elastic-stack-elastic-01:9200,https://dev-elastic-stack-elastic-02:9200,https://dev-elastic-stack-elastic-03:9200
         - --port=9206
         - --config-file=/mnt/config/exporter.cfg
         - --ca-certs=/mnt/certs/es_ca.crt
+        - --cluster-health-disable
+        - --nodes-stats-disable
+        - --indices-stats-disable
+        - --log-level=DEBUG
         env:
+        - name: ES_EXPORTER_ES_CLUSTER
+          valueFrom:
+            configMapKeyRef:
+              name: prometheus-es-exporter-escluster
+              key: es_cluster
         - name: ES_EXPORTER_BASIC_USER
           valueFrom:
             secretKeyRef:
diff --git a/kustomize/dev/kustomization.yaml b/kustomize/dev/kustomization.yaml
index dd02973..14c966b 100644
--- a/kustomize/dev/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/kustomize/dev/kustomization.yaml
@@ -11,6 +11,6 @@ configMapGenerator:
 - name: prometheus-es-exporter-cacert
   files:
   - files/es_ca.crt
-
-patchesStrategicMerge:
-- patches.yaml
+- name: prometheus-es-exporter-escluster
+  literals:
+  - es_cluster=https://dev-elastic-stack-elastic-01:9200,https://dev-elastic-stack-elastic-02:9200,https://dev-elastic-stack-elastic-03:9200
diff --git a/kustomize/prodnso/kustomization.yaml b/kustomize/prodnso/kustomization.yaml
index dd02973..a9f303b 100644
--- a/kustomize/prodnso/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/kustomize/prodnso/kustomization.yaml
@@ -11,6 +11,6 @@ configMapGenerator:
 - name: prometheus-es-exporter-cacert
   files:
   - files/es_ca.crt
-
-patchesStrategicMerge:
-- patches.yaml
+- name: prometheus-es-exporter-escluster
+  literals:
+  - es_cluster=https://prodnso-elastic-stack-elastic-01:9200,https://prodnso-elastic-stack-elastic-02:9200,https://prodnso-elastic-stack-elastic-03:9200
diff --git a/kustomize/prodwork01/kustomization.yaml b/kustomize/prodwork01/kustomization.yaml
index dd02973..a9f303b 100644
--- a/kustomize/prodwork01/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/kustomize/prodwork01/kustomization.yaml
@@ -11,6 +11,6 @@ configMapGenerator:
 - name: prometheus-es-exporter-cacert
   files:
   - files/es_ca.crt
-
-patchesStrategicMerge:
-- patches.yaml
+- name: prometheus-es-exporter-escluster
+  literals:
+  - es_cluster=https://prodnso-elastic-stack-elastic-01:9200,https://prodnso-elastic-stack-elastic-02:9200,https://prodnso-elastic-stack-elastic-03:9200
diff --git a/kustomize/qa/kustomization.yaml b/kustomize/qa/kustomization.yaml
index dd02973..6cdc85d 100644
--- a/kustomize/qa/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/kustomize/qa/kustomization.yaml
@@ -11,6 +11,6 @@ configMapGenerator:
 - name: prometheus-es-exporter-cacert
   files:
   - files/es_ca.crt
-
-patchesStrategicMerge:
-- patches.yaml
+- name: prometheus-es-exporter-escluster
+  literals:
+  - es_cluster=https://qa-elastic-stack-elastic-01:9200,https://qa-elastic-stack-elastic-02:9200,https://qa-elastic-stack-elastic-03:9200