diff --git a/heka/files/output/elasticsearch.toml b/heka/files/output/elasticsearch.toml
index f4acd54..bf06cbd 100644
--- a/heka/files/output/elasticsearch.toml
+++ b/heka/files/output/elasticsearch.toml
@@ -9,3 +9,5 @@
 [output_{{ name }}.buffering]
 max_file_size = 268435456 #256M
 max_buffer_size = 10737418240 #10G
+full_action = "block"
+cursor_update_count = 100