diff --git a/elasticsearch/templates/statefulset.yaml b/elasticsearch/templates/statefulset.yaml
index 6cc70377a..4d2e11c8b 100644
--- a/elasticsearch/templates/statefulset.yaml
+++ b/elasticsearch/templates/statefulset.yaml
@@ -157,7 +157,9 @@ spec:
       {{- if semverCompare ">1.13" .Capabilities.KubeVersion.GitVersion }}
       enableServiceLinks: {{ .Values.enableServiceLinks }}
       {{- end }}
+      {{- if or (.Values.extraInitContainers) (.Values.sysctlInitContainer.enabled) (.Values.keystore)  }} 
       initContainers:
+      {{- end }}
       {{- if .Values.sysctlInitContainer.enabled }}
       - name: configure-sysctl
         securityContext: