diff --git a/plugin/src/main/resources/monitoring/watches/elasticsearch_cluster_status.json b/plugin/src/main/resources/monitoring/watches/elasticsearch_cluster_status.json
index f4736ca34a9..f8aebb8c1b1 100644
--- a/plugin/src/main/resources/monitoring/watches/elasticsearch_cluster_status.json
+++ b/plugin/src/main/resources/monitoring/watches/elasticsearch_cluster_status.json
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
                               },
                               {
                                 "term": {
-                                  "type": "cluster_state"
+                                  "type": "cluster_stats"
                                 }
                               }
                             ]