diff --git a/airflow/config_templates/pre_2_7_defaults.cfg b/airflow/config_templates/pre_2_7_defaults.cfg
index abdef2ee078e3..2568d42445f80 100644
--- a/airflow/config_templates/pre_2_7_defaults.cfg
+++ b/airflow/config_templates/pre_2_7_defaults.cfg
@@ -65,6 +65,18 @@ task_track_started = True
 task_publish_max_retries = 3
 worker_precheck = False
 
+[elasticsearch]
+host =
+log_id_template = {dag_id}-{task_id}-{run_id}-{map_index}-{try_number}
+end_of_log_mark = end_of_log
+frontend =
+write_stdout = False
+json_format = False
+json_fields = asctime, filename, lineno, levelname, message
+host_field = host
+offset_field = offset
+index_patterns = _all
+
 [elasticsearch_configs]
 use_ssl = False
 verify_certs = True