diff --git a/plugin/storage/es/esRollover.py b/plugin/storage/es/esRollover.py
index b177c591f25..143c53b87de 100755
--- a/plugin/storage/es/esRollover.py
+++ b/plugin/storage/es/esRollover.py
@@ -85,8 +85,10 @@ def perform_action(action, client, write_alias, read_alias, index_to_rollover, t
 
         index = index_to_rollover + '-000001'
         create_index(client, index)
-        create_aliases(client, read_alias, index)
-        create_aliases(client, write_alias, index)
+        if is_alias_empty(client, read_alias):
+            create_aliases(client, read_alias, index)
+        if is_alias_empty(client, write_alias):
+            create_aliases(client, write_alias, index)
     elif action == 'rollover':
         cond = ast.literal_eval(os.getenv('CONDITIONS', ROLLBACK_CONDITIONS))
         rollover(client, write_alias, read_alias, cond)
@@ -132,6 +134,18 @@ def create_aliases(client, alias_name, archive_index_name):
     alias.do_action()
 
 
+def is_alias_empty(client, alias_name):
+    """"
+    Checks whether alias is empty or not
+    """
+    ilo = curator.IndexList(client)
+    ilo.filter_by_alias(aliases=alias_name)
+    if len(ilo.working_list()) > 0:
+        print("Alias {} is not empty. Not adding indices to it.".format(alias_name))
+        return False
+    return True
+
+
 def rollover(client, write_alias, read_alias, conditions):
     """
     Rollover to new index and put it into read alias