diff --git a/tasks/elasticsearch-scripts.yml b/tasks/elasticsearch-scripts.yml
index a7c286a2a5f53..40910c20e8d59 100644
--- a/tasks/elasticsearch-scripts.yml
+++ b/tasks/elasticsearch-scripts.yml
@@ -18,4 +18,4 @@
 
 - name: Copy scripts to elasticsearch
   copy: src={{ item }} dest={{ es_script_dir }} owner={{ es_user }} group={{ es_group }}
-  with_fileglob: "{{ es_scripts_fileglob }}"
+  with_fileglob: "{{ es_scripts_fileglob | default('') }}"