diff --git a/metadata/service/aggregator/cluster.yml b/metadata/service/aggregator/cluster.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e95243e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/metadata/service/aggregator/cluster.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+applications:
+- heka
+classes:
+- service.heka.support
+parameters:
+  _param:
+    aggregator_poolsize: 100
+  heka:
+    aggregator:
+      automatic_starting: false
+      enabled: true
+      influxdb_time_precision: ms
+      poolsize: ${_param:aggregator_poolsize}
diff --git a/metadata/service/aggregator/single.yml b/metadata/service/aggregator/single.yml
index 476536c..159e5bd 100644
--- a/metadata/service/aggregator/single.yml
+++ b/metadata/service/aggregator/single.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
     nagios_host_dimension_key: nagios_host
   heka:
     aggregator:
+      automatic_starting: true
       enabled: true
       influxdb_time_precision: ms
       poolsize: ${_param:aggregator_poolsize}