diff --git a/perfsonar-logstash/perfsonar-logstash/Makefile b/perfsonar-logstash/perfsonar-logstash/Makefile
index 5327a61..270b569 100644
--- a/perfsonar-logstash/perfsonar-logstash/Makefile
+++ b/perfsonar-logstash/perfsonar-logstash/Makefile
@@ -25,5 +25,4 @@ endif
 	cp -r pipeline/* ${ROOTPATH}/pipeline
 	cp -r ruby/* ${ROOTPATH}/ruby
 	cp -r scripts/* ${ROOTPATH}/scripts
-	cp -r pipeline_etc/* ${CONFIGPATH}
 	cp -r systemd/* ${SYSTEMDPATH}/logstash.service.d/
diff --git a/perfsonar-logstash/perfsonar-logstash/pipeline/99-outputs.conf b/perfsonar-logstash/perfsonar-logstash/pipeline/99-outputs.conf
index e676a99..6111bae 100644
--- a/perfsonar-logstash/perfsonar-logstash/pipeline/99-outputs.conf
+++ b/perfsonar-logstash/perfsonar-logstash/pipeline/99-outputs.conf
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ output {
             ssl_certificate_verification => false
             user => "${opensearch_output_user}"
             password => "${opensearch_output_password}"
-            index => "pscheduler_%{[test][type]}-%{+YYYY.MM.dd}"
+            action => "create"
+            index => "pscheduler_%{[test][type]}"
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/perfsonar-logstash/perfsonar-logstash/pipeline_etc/logstash_sysconfig b/perfsonar-logstash/perfsonar-logstash/pipeline_etc/logstash_sysconfig
deleted file mode 100644
index 442f811..0000000
--- a/perfsonar-logstash/perfsonar-logstash/pipeline_etc/logstash_sysconfig
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-## Logstash environment variables.
-log_level=info
-opensearch_output_host=https://localhost:9200
-opensearch_output_user=pscheduler_logstash
-opensearch_output_password=pscheduler_logstash
-XPACK_MONITORING_ENABLED=False
diff --git a/perfsonar-logstash/perfsonar-logstash/scripts/install_logstash_sysconfig.sh b/perfsonar-logstash/perfsonar-logstash/scripts/install_logstash_sysconfig.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index 2344087..0000000
--- a/perfsonar-logstash/perfsonar-logstash/scripts/install_logstash_sysconfig.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-if [ -e '/etc/redhat-release' ]; then
-    OS="redhat"
-elif [ -e '/etc/debian_version' ]; then
-    OS="lif [ -e '/etc/debian_version' ]; then"
-else
-    OS="Unknown"
-fi
-
-if [[ $OS == "redhat" ]]; then
-    if [ ! -e /etc/sysconfig/logstash ]; then
-        ln -s /etc/perfsonar/logstash/logstash_sysconfig /etc/sysconfig/logstash
-    fi
-elif [[ $OS == "debian" ]]; then
-    if [ -e /etc/default/logstash ]; then
-        cat /etc/perfsonar/logstash/logstash_sysconfig >> /etc/default/logstash
-    else
-        ln -s /etc/perfsonar/logstash/logstash_sysconfig /etc/default/logstash
-    fi
-else
-    echo "$0 - [ERROR]: Unknown operating system"
-    exit 1
-fi
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/perfsonar-logstash/perfsonar-logstash/unibuild-packaging/deb/perfsonar-logstash.install b/perfsonar-logstash/perfsonar-logstash/unibuild-packaging/deb/perfsonar-logstash.install
index cf5ea56..e060578 100644
--- a/perfsonar-logstash/perfsonar-logstash/unibuild-packaging/deb/perfsonar-logstash.install
+++ b/perfsonar-logstash/perfsonar-logstash/unibuild-packaging/deb/perfsonar-logstash.install
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
 pipeline/* /usr/lib/perfsonar/logstash/pipeline/
 scripts/* /usr/lib/perfsonar/logstash/scripts/
 ruby/* /usr/lib/perfsonar/logstash/ruby/
-pipeline_etc/logstash_sysconfig /etc/perfsonar/logstash/
diff --git a/perfsonar-logstash/perfsonar-logstash/unibuild-packaging/deb/perfsonar-logstash.postinst b/perfsonar-logstash/perfsonar-logstash/unibuild-packaging/deb/perfsonar-logstash.postinst
index ab64628..36709a3 100644
--- a/perfsonar-logstash/perfsonar-logstash/unibuild-packaging/deb/perfsonar-logstash.postinst
+++ b/perfsonar-logstash/perfsonar-logstash/unibuild-packaging/deb/perfsonar-logstash.postinst
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@
 # postinst script for perfsonar-logstash
 
 # assign file and directory permissions
+mkdir -p /etc/perfsonar/logstash
 chown -R perfsonar:perfsonar /usr/lib/perfsonar/logstash /etc/perfsonar/logstash
 chmod 644 $(find /usr/lib/perfsonar/logstash -type f) $(find /etc/perfsonar/logstash -type f)
 chmod 755 $(find /usr/lib/perfsonar/logstash -type d) $(find /etc/perfsonar/logstash -type d) /usr/lib/perfsonar/logstash/scripts/*
 
 # run logstash configuration scripts
 python3 /usr/lib/perfsonar/logstash/scripts/update_logstash_pipeline_yml.py
-bash /usr/lib/perfsonar/logstash/scripts/install_logstash_sysconfig.sh
 
 # add systemd override to logstash timeout
 mkdir /etc/systemd/system/logstash.service.d
diff --git a/perfsonar-logstash/perfsonar-logstash/unibuild-packaging/rpm/perfsonar-logstash.spec b/perfsonar-logstash/perfsonar-logstash/unibuild-packaging/rpm/perfsonar-logstash.spec
index 4e9ba10..e8b130b 100644
--- a/perfsonar-logstash/perfsonar-logstash/unibuild-packaging/rpm/perfsonar-logstash.spec
+++ b/perfsonar-logstash/perfsonar-logstash/unibuild-packaging/rpm/perfsonar-logstash.spec
@@ -47,9 +47,6 @@ rm -rf %{buildroot}
 #update logstash pipelines.yml
 %{scripts_base}/update_logstash_pipeline_yml.py
 
-#Point at logstash settings
-%{scripts_base}/install_logstash_sysconfig.sh
-
 #Restart/enable logstash
 %systemd_post logstash.service
 if [ "$1" = "1" ]; then
@@ -69,7 +66,6 @@ fi
 %license LICENSE
 %config(noreplace) %{pipeline_base}/01-inputs.conf
 %config(noreplace) %{pipeline_base}/99-outputs.conf
-%config(noreplace) %{config_base}/logstash_sysconfig
 %config(noreplace) %{_sysconfdir}/systemd/system/logstash.service.d/*
 %attr(0755, perfsonar, perfsonar) %{scripts_base}/*
 #Use globs so don't dupicate config files above