diff --git a/elasticsearch/values.yaml b/elasticsearch/values.yaml
index 2cfc9fd..8d1818e 100644
--- a/elasticsearch/values.yaml
+++ b/elasticsearch/values.yaml
@@ -582,14 +582,12 @@ postStart:
       - /bin/bash
       - -c
       - |
-        LOG_FILE="/tmp/poststart.log"
-        exec >> "$LOG_FILE" 2>&1
         echo "[postStart] Starting postStart hook..." >&2
         # Default values (override in env)
         MAX_RETRIES="${MAX_RETRIES:-30}"
         RETRY_INTERVAL="${RETRY_INTERVAL:-5}"
         # Validate required env vars
-        REQUIRED_VARS=( "ES_USERNAME" "ELASTIC_PASSWORD" "ES_URL" "TEMPLATE_PATH_1" "TEMPLATE_PATH_2" "TEMPLATE_PATH_3")
+        REQUIRED_VARS=( "ES_URL" "TEMPLATE_PATH_1" "TEMPLATE_PATH_2" "TEMPLATE_PATH_3")
         for var in "${REQUIRED_VARS[@]}"; do
           if [ -z "${!var:-}" ]; then
             echo "[postStart] ERROR: Required env var '$var' is not set!" >&2
@@ -598,7 +596,7 @@ postStart:
         done
         echo "[postStart] Waiting for Elasticsearch at $ES_URL to be ready..." >&2
         for ((i=1; i<=MAX_RETRIES; i++)); do
-          if /usr/bin/curl  -s -u "$ES_USERNAME:$ELASTIC_PASSWORD" "$ES_URL" >/dev/null; then
+          if /usr/bin/curl  -s "$ES_URL" >/dev/null; then
             echo "[postStart] Elasticsearch is up after $i attempts!" >&2
             break
           fi
@@ -614,7 +612,6 @@ postStart:
           name="${idx%%:*}"
           path="${idx##*:}"
           if ! /usr/bin/curl  -X PUT "$ES_URL/$name" \
-               -u "$ES_USERNAME:$ELASTIC_PASSWORD" \
                -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
                --data-binary @"$path"; then
             echo "[postStart] ERROR: Failed to apply index template for '$name' from '$path'" >&2
@@ -623,6 +620,7 @@ postStart:
           echo "[postStart] Applied template: $name" >&2
         done
         echo "[postStart] All index templates applied successfully." >&2
+        
 sysctlInitContainer:
   enabled: true