diff --git a/elasticsearch/templates/bin/_elasticsearch.sh.tpl b/elasticsearch/templates/bin/_elasticsearch.sh.tpl
index 0cc1353a8..ecd619cd8 100644
--- a/elasticsearch/templates/bin/_elasticsearch.sh.tpl
+++ b/elasticsearch/templates/bin/_elasticsearch.sh.tpl
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ function start_data_node () {
       sleep 5
     done
     echo "Node ${NODE_NAME} is ready to shutdown"
+    kill -TERM 1
   }
   trap drain_data_node TERM EXIT HUP INT
   wait