diff --git a/database/elasticsearch/README.md b/database/elasticsearch/README.md
index e92f8ee..14115b2 100644
--- a/database/elasticsearch/README.md
+++ b/database/elasticsearch/README.md
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ Creates DataDog monitors with the following checks:
 | fetch\_latency\_message | Custom message for the Cluster Status monitor | string | `""` | no |
 | fetch\_latency\_threshold\_critical | Cluster Status  critical threshold | string | `"4"` | no |
 | fetch\_latency\_threshold\_warning | Cluster Status warning threshold | string | `"2"` | no |
-| fetch\_latency\_time\_aggregator | Time aggregator for the Cluster Status monitor | string | `"avg"` | no |
+| fetch\_latency\_time\_aggregator | Time aggregator for the Cluster Status monitor | string | `"min"` | no |
 | fetch\_latency\_timeframe | Timeframe for the Cluster Status monitor | string | `"last_10m"` | no |
 | field\_data\_evictions\_change\_enabled | Flag to enable Cluster Status monitor | string | `"true"` | no |
 | field\_data\_evictions\_change\_extra\_tags | Extra tags for Cluster Status monitor | list(string) | `[]` | no |
diff --git a/database/elasticsearch/inputs.tf b/database/elasticsearch/inputs.tf
index 158684b..11e6dfe 100644
--- a/database/elasticsearch/inputs.tf
+++ b/database/elasticsearch/inputs.tf
@@ -724,7 +724,7 @@ variable "fetch_latency_message" {
 variable "fetch_latency_time_aggregator" {
   description = "Time aggregator for the Cluster Status monitor"
   type        = string
-  default     = "avg"
+  default     = "min"
 }
 
 variable "fetch_latency_timeframe" {