diff --git a/templates/td-agent.conf b/templates/td-agent.conf
index 494b7c2338477f39d81d744babfdc93a9540133f..5445cf392b3096c7e5800587604b2d906d135735 100644
--- a/templates/td-agent.conf
+++ b/templates/td-agent.conf
@@ -245,6 +245,7 @@
 {% for host in groups.all %}
 
 {% for appl in hostvars[host].fluentd_applications|default([]) %}
+{% if appl.type|default(false) %}
 <match {{ appl.index }}>
   @type {{ appl.plugin|default('elasticsearch') }}
   host 127.0.0.1
@@ -265,6 +266,7 @@
     flush_at_shutdown true
   </buffer>
 </match>
+{% endif %}
 {% endfor %}
 {% endfor %}