diff --git a/metadata/service/client.yml b/metadata/service/client.yml
index 17a1376..cc1e5e1 100644
--- a/metadata/service/client.yml
+++ b/metadata/service/client.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 - kibana
 parameters:
   _param:
-    kibana_client_default_index: "log-*"
+    kibana_client_default_index: index-template-log
     kibana_version: 5
   kibana:
     client:
@@ -17,15 +17,15 @@
           enabled: true
           template: kibana/files/objects/dashboard_notifications.json
           type: dashboard
-        'log-*':
+        index-template-log:
           enabled: true
           template: kibana/files/objects/index-pattern_logs.json
           type: index-pattern
-        'notification-*':
+        index-template-notification:
           enabled: true
           template: kibana/files/objects/index-pattern_notifications.json
           type: index-pattern
-        'audit-*':
+        index-template-audit:
           enabled: true
           template: kibana/files/objects/index-pattern_audit.json
           type: index-pattern
diff --git a/metadata/service/remote_cluster.yml b/metadata/service/remote_cluster.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..510f5dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/metadata/service/remote_cluster.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+parameters:
+  kibana:
+    client:
+      object:
+        index-template-log:
+          content:
+            title: "*:log-*"
+            notExpandable: true
+        index-template-notification:
+          content:
+            title: "*:notification-*"
+            notExpandable: true
+        index-template-audit:
+          content:
+            title: "*:audit-*"
+            notExpandable: true