diff --git a/elastalert/es_mappings/6/elastalert.json b/elastalert/es_mappings/6/elastalert.json
index 645a6776..2cc97bcf 100644
--- a/elastalert/es_mappings/6/elastalert.json
+++ b/elastalert/es_mappings/6/elastalert.json
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
       "format": "dateOptionalTime"
     },
     "match_body": {
+      "enabled": "false",
       "type": "object"
     },
     "aggregate_id": {