diff --git a/server/multitenancy/tenant_index.ts b/server/multitenancy/tenant_index.ts
index 739de26b0..a9de653db 100644
--- a/server/multitenancy/tenant_index.ts
+++ b/server/multitenancy/tenant_index.ts
@@ -39,11 +39,11 @@ export async function setupIndexTemplate(
 ) {
   const mappings: IndexMapping = buildActiveMappings(mergeTypes(typeRegistry.getAllTypes()));
   try {
-    await esClient.indices.putTemplate({
+    await esClient.indices.putIndexTemplate({
       name: 'tenant_template',
       body: {
-        // Setting order to the max value to avoid being overridden by custom templates.
-        order: MAX_INTEGER,
+        // Setting priority to the max value to avoid being overridden by custom index templates.
+        priority: MAX_INTEGER,
         index_patterns: [
           opensearchDashboardsIndex + '_-*_*',
           opensearchDashboardsIndex + '_0*_*',
@@ -57,10 +57,12 @@ export async function setupIndexTemplate(
           opensearchDashboardsIndex + '_8*_*',
           opensearchDashboardsIndex + '_9*_*',
         ],
-        settings: {
-          number_of_shards: 1,
+        template: {
+          settings: {
+            number_of_shards: 1,
+          },
+          mappings,
         },
-        mappings,
       },
     });
   } catch (error) {
diff --git a/server/multitenancy/test/tenant_index.test.ts b/server/multitenancy/test/tenant_index.test.ts
index cc295f787..0ef517661 100644
--- a/server/multitenancy/test/tenant_index.test.ts
+++ b/server/multitenancy/test/tenant_index.test.ts
@@ -18,26 +18,27 @@ import { MAX_INTEGER } from '../../../common';
 describe('Tenant index template', () => {
   const mockOpenSearchClient = {
     indices: {
-      putTemplate: jest.fn().mockImplementation((template) => {
+      putIndexTemplate: jest.fn().mockImplementation((template) => {
         return template;
       }),
     },
   };
 
-  const order = MAX_INTEGER;
+  const priority = MAX_INTEGER;
 
-  it('put template', () => {
-    const result = mockOpenSearchClient.indices.putTemplate({
+  it('put index template', () => {
+    const result = mockOpenSearchClient.indices.putIndexTemplate({
       name: 'test_index_template_a',
       body: {
-        order,
+        priority,
         index_patterns: 'test_index_patterns_a',
-        mappings: {
-          dynamic: 'strict',
-          properties: { baz: { type: 'text' } },
+        template: {
+          settings: {
+            number_of_shards: 1,
+          },
         },
       },
     });
-    expect(result.body.order).toEqual(order);
+    expect(result.body.priority).toEqual(priority);
   });
 });