diff --git a/efk_cluster/elasticsearch-cluster.yaml b/efk_cluster/elasticsearch-cluster.yaml
index 8598c64..67711ec 100644
--- a/efk_cluster/elasticsearch-cluster.yaml
+++ b/efk_cluster/elasticsearch-cluster.yaml
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ spec:
         - name: ES_JAVA_OPTS
           value: "-Xms4g -Xmx4g"
         - name: node.roles
-          value: "[master, data]"
+          value: "[master, data, remote_cluster_client]"
         - name: node.attr.data-tier
           value: "hot"
         resources: