diff --git a/docker/elasticsearch-setup/create-indices.sh b/docker/elasticsearch-setup/create-indices.sh
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index 8c49da546a..882a6ff2a3
--- a/docker/elasticsearch-setup/create-indices.sh
+++ b/docker/elasticsearch-setup/create-indices.sh
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ if [[ -z $ELASTICSEARCH_AUTH_HEADER ]]; then
   ELASTICSEARCH_AUTH_HEADER="Accept: */*"
 fi
 
+if [[ $ELASTICSEARCH_INSECURE ]]; then
+  ELASTICSEARCH_INSECURE="-k"
+fi
+
 function create_datahub_usage_event_datastream() {
   echo -e "Going to use prefix $INDEX_PREFIX"
   if [[ -z "$INDEX_PREFIX" ]]; then
@@ -31,13 +35,13 @@ function create_datahub_usage_event_datastream() {
     PREFIX="${INDEX_PREFIX}_"
   fi
 
-  POLICY_RESPONSE_CODE=$(curl -o /dev/null -s -w "%{http_code}" --header "$ELASTICSEARCH_AUTH_HEADER" "$ELASTICSEARCH_PROTOCOL://$ELASTICSEARCH_HOST:$ELASTICSEARCH_PORT/_ilm/policy/${PREFIX}datahub_usage_event_policy")
+  POLICY_RESPONSE_CODE=$(curl -o /dev/null -s -w "%{http_code}" --header "$ELASTICSEARCH_AUTH_HEADER" "$ELASTICSEARCH_INSECURE" "$ELASTICSEARCH_PROTOCOL://$ELASTICSEARCH_HOST:$ELASTICSEARCH_PORT/_ilm/policy/${PREFIX}datahub_usage_event_policy")
   echo -e "Policy GET response code is $POLICY_RESPONSE_CODE"
   POLICY_NAME="${PREFIX}datahub_usage_event_policy"
   if [ $POLICY_RESPONSE_CODE -eq 404 ]; then
     echo -e "\ncreating $POLICY_NAME"
     sed -e "s/PREFIX/${PREFIX}/g" /index/usage-event/policy.json | tee -a /tmp/policy.json
-    curl -XPUT --header "$ELASTICSEARCH_AUTH_HEADER" "$ELASTICSEARCH_PROTOCOL://$ELASTICSEARCH_HOST:$ELASTICSEARCH_PORT/_ilm/policy/${POLICY_NAME}" -H 'Content-Type: application/json' --data @/tmp/policy.json
+    curl -XPUT --header "$ELASTICSEARCH_AUTH_HEADER" "$ELASTICSEARCH_INSECURE" "$ELASTICSEARCH_PROTOCOL://$ELASTICSEARCH_HOST:$ELASTICSEARCH_PORT/_ilm/policy/${POLICY_NAME}" -H 'Content-Type: application/json' --data @/tmp/policy.json
   elif [ $POLICY_RESPONSE_CODE -eq 200 ]; then
     echo -e "\n${POLICY_NAME} exists"
   elif [ $POLICY_RESPONSE_CODE -eq 403 ]; then
@@ -47,13 +51,14 @@ function create_datahub_usage_event_datastream() {
     echo -e "Got response code $POLICY_RESPONSE_CODE while creating policy so exiting."
     exit 1
   fi
-  TEMPLATE_RESPONSE_CODE=$(curl -o /dev/null -s -w "%{http_code}" --header "$ELASTICSEARCH_AUTH_HEADER" "$ELASTICSEARCH_PROTOCOL://$ELASTICSEARCH_HOST:$ELASTICSEARCH_PORT/_index_template/${PREFIX}datahub_usage_event_index_template")
+  
+  TEMPLATE_RESPONSE_CODE=$(curl -o /dev/null -s -w "%{http_code}" --header "$ELASTICSEARCH_AUTH_HEADER" "$ELASTICSEARCH_INSECURE" "$ELASTICSEARCH_PROTOCOL://$ELASTICSEARCH_HOST:$ELASTICSEARCH_PORT/_index_template/${PREFIX}datahub_usage_event_index_template")
   echo -e "Template GET response code is $TEMPLATE_RESPONSE_CODE"
   TEMPLATE_NAME="${PREFIX}datahub_usage_event_index_template"
   if [ $TEMPLATE_RESPONSE_CODE -eq 404 ]; then
     echo -e "\ncreating $TEMPLATE_NAME"
     sed -e "s/PREFIX/${PREFIX}/g" /index/usage-event/index_template.json | tee -a /tmp/index_template.json
-    curl -XPUT --header "$ELASTICSEARCH_AUTH_HEADER" "$ELASTICSEARCH_PROTOCOL://$ELASTICSEARCH_HOST:$ELASTICSEARCH_PORT/_index_template/$TEMPLATE_NAME" -H 'Content-Type: application/json' --data @/tmp/index_template.json
+    curl -XPUT --header "$ELASTICSEARCH_AUTH_HEADER" "$ELASTICSEARCH_INSECURE" "$ELASTICSEARCH_PROTOCOL://$ELASTICSEARCH_HOST:$ELASTICSEARCH_PORT/_index_template/$TEMPLATE_NAME" -H 'Content-Type: application/json' --data @/tmp/index_template.json
   elif [ $TEMPLATE_RESPONSE_CODE -eq 200 ]; then
     echo -e "\n$TEMPLATE_NAME exists"
   elif [ $TEMPLATE_RESPONSE_CODE -eq 403 ]; then
@@ -72,20 +77,20 @@ function create_datahub_usage_event_aws_elasticsearch() {
     PREFIX="${INDEX_PREFIX}_"
   fi
 
-  if [ $(curl -o /dev/null -s -w "%{http_code}" --header "$ELASTICSEARCH_AUTH_HEADER" "$ELASTICSEARCH_PROTOCOL://$ELASTICSEARCH_HOST:$ELASTICSEARCH_PORT/_opendistro/_ism/policies/${PREFIX}datahub_usage_event_policy") -eq 404 ]
+  if [ $(curl -o /dev/null -s -w "%{http_code}" --header "$ELASTICSEARCH_AUTH_HEADER" "$ELASTICSEARCH_INSECURE" "$ELASTICSEARCH_PROTOCOL://$ELASTICSEARCH_HOST:$ELASTICSEARCH_PORT/_opendistro/_ism/policies/${PREFIX}datahub_usage_event_policy") -eq 404 ]
   then
     echo -e "\ncreating datahub_usage_event_policy"
     sed -e "s/PREFIX/${PREFIX}/g" /index/usage-event/aws_es_ism_policy.json | tee -a /tmp/aws_es_ism_policy.json
-    curl -XPUT --header "$ELASTICSEARCH_AUTH_HEADER" "$ELASTICSEARCH_PROTOCOL://$ELASTICSEARCH_HOST:$ELASTICSEARCH_PORT/_opendistro/_ism/policies/${PREFIX}datahub_usage_event_policy" -H 'Content-Type: application/json' --data @/tmp/aws_es_ism_policy.json
+    curl -XPUT --header "$ELASTICSEARCH_AUTH_HEADER" "$ELASTICSEARCH_INSECURE" "$ELASTICSEARCH_PROTOCOL://$ELASTICSEARCH_HOST:$ELASTICSEARCH_PORT/_opendistro/_ism/policies/${PREFIX}datahub_usage_event_policy" -H 'Content-Type: application/json' --data @/tmp/aws_es_ism_policy.json
   else
     echo -e "\ndatahub_usage_event_policy exists"
   fi
-  if [ $(curl -o /dev/null -s -w "%{http_code}" --header "$ELASTICSEARCH_AUTH_HEADER" "$ELASTICSEARCH_PROTOCOL://$ELASTICSEARCH_HOST:$ELASTICSEARCH_PORT/_template/${PREFIX}datahub_usage_event_index_template") -eq 404 ]
+  if [ $(curl -o /dev/null -s -w "%{http_code}" --header "$ELASTICSEARCH_AUTH_HEADER" "$ELASTICSEARCH_INSECURE" "$ELASTICSEARCH_PROTOCOL://$ELASTICSEARCH_HOST:$ELASTICSEARCH_PORT/_template/${PREFIX}datahub_usage_event_index_template") -eq 404 ]
   then
     echo -e "\ncreating datahub_usage_event_index_template"
     sed -e "s/PREFIX/${PREFIX}/g" /index/usage-event/aws_es_index_template.json | tee -a /tmp/aws_es_index_template.json
-    curl -XPUT --header "$ELASTICSEARCH_AUTH_HEADER" "$ELASTICSEARCH_PROTOCOL://$ELASTICSEARCH_HOST:$ELASTICSEARCH_PORT/_template/${PREFIX}datahub_usage_event_index_template" -H 'Content-Type: application/json' --data @/tmp/aws_es_index_template.json
-    curl -XPUT --header "$ELASTICSEARCH_AUTH_HEADER" "$ELASTICSEARCH_PROTOCOL://$ELASTICSEARCH_HOST:$ELASTICSEARCH_PORT/${PREFIX}datahub_usage_event-000001"  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' --data "{\"aliases\":{\"${PREFIX}datahub_usage_event\":{\"is_write_index\":true}}}"
+    curl -XPUT --header "$ELASTICSEARCH_AUTH_HEADER" "$ELASTICSEARCH_INSECURE" "$ELASTICSEARCH_PROTOCOL://$ELASTICSEARCH_HOST:$ELASTICSEARCH_PORT/_template/${PREFIX}datahub_usage_event_index_template" -H 'Content-Type: application/json' --data @/tmp/aws_es_index_template.json
+    curl -XPUT --header "$ELASTICSEARCH_AUTH_HEADER" "$ELASTICSEARCH_INSECURE" "$ELASTICSEARCH_PROTOCOL://$ELASTICSEARCH_HOST:$ELASTICSEARCH_PORT/${PREFIX}datahub_usage_event-000001"  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' --data "{\"aliases\":{\"${PREFIX}datahub_usage_event\":{\"is_write_index\":true}}}"
   else
     echo -e "\ndatahub_usage_event_index_template exists"
   fi