diff --git a/elasticsearch/values.yaml b/elasticsearch/values.yaml
index aad6899..d555971 100644
--- a/elasticsearch/values.yaml
+++ b/elasticsearch/values.yaml
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ extraContainers:
         - /bin/bash
         - -c
         - |
-          set -ex
+          set -ex    
           echo "[template-loader] Waiting for Elasticsearch at $ES_URL..."
           for i in $(seq 1 ${MAX_RETRIES:-30}); do
             if curl -s "$ES_URL" >/dev/null; then
@@ -189,12 +189,12 @@ extraContainers:
             echo "[template-loader] Attempt $i: ES not ready, sleeping..."
             sleep "${RETRY_INTERVAL:-5}"
           done
-          echo "[template-loader] Applying templates..."
+          echo "[template-loader] Applying index templates..."
           for idx in "chat:$TEMPLATE_PATH_1" "message:$TEMPLATE_PATH_2" "user:$TEMPLATE_PATH_3"; do
             name="${idx%%:*}"
             path="${idx##*:}"
-            echo "[template-loader] Applying $name from $path..."
-            curl -X PUT "$ES_URL/$name" \
+            echo "[template-loader] Applying template: $name from $path..."
+            curl -X PUT "$ES_URL/_index_template/$name" \
               -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
               --data-binary @"$path"
           done