diff --git a/operators/pkg/controller/elasticsearch/driver/default.go b/operators/pkg/controller/elasticsearch/driver/default.go
index e5baa4fe5e..74c4997c74 100644
--- a/operators/pkg/controller/elasticsearch/driver/default.go
+++ b/operators/pkg/controller/elasticsearch/driver/default.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/elastic/cloud-on-k8s/operators/pkg/controller/elasticsearch/cleanup"
 	esclient "github.com/elastic/cloud-on-k8s/operators/pkg/controller/elasticsearch/client"
 	"github.com/elastic/cloud-on-k8s/operators/pkg/controller/elasticsearch/configmap"
+	"github.com/elastic/cloud-on-k8s/operators/pkg/controller/elasticsearch/initcontainer"
 	"github.com/elastic/cloud-on-k8s/operators/pkg/controller/elasticsearch/license"
 	"github.com/elastic/cloud-on-k8s/operators/pkg/controller/elasticsearch/migration"
 	"github.com/elastic/cloud-on-k8s/operators/pkg/controller/elasticsearch/mutation"
@@ -126,8 +127,7 @@ func (d *defaultDriver) Reconcile(
 		return results.WithError(err)
 	}
 
-	scriptsConfigMap := prepareScriptsConfigMap(es)
-	if err := configmap.ReconcileConfigMap(d.Client, d.Scheme, es, scriptsConfigMap); err != nil {
+	if err := reconcileScriptsConfigMap(d.Client, d.Scheme, es); err != nil {
 		return results.WithError(err)
 	}
 
@@ -535,10 +535,22 @@ func (d *defaultDriver) newElasticsearchClient(service corev1.Service, user user
 	return esclient.NewElasticsearchClient(d.Dialer, url, user.Auth(), v, caCerts)
 }
 
-func prepareScriptsConfigMap(es v1alpha1.Elasticsearch) corev1.ConfigMap {
-	return configmap.NewConfigMapWithData(
+func reconcileScriptsConfigMap(c k8s.Client, scheme *runtime.Scheme, es v1alpha1.Elasticsearch) error {
+	fsScript, err := initcontainer.RenderPrepareFsScript()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	scriptsConfigMap := configmap.NewConfigMapWithData(
 		types.NamespacedName{Namespace: es.Namespace, Name: name.ScriptsConfigMap(es.Name)},
 		map[string]string{
-			pod.ReadinessProbeScriptConfigKey: pod.ReadinessProbeScript,
+			pod.ReadinessProbeScriptConfigKey:      pod.ReadinessProbeScript,
+			initcontainer.PrepareFsScriptConfigKey: fsScript,
 		})
+
+	if err := configmap.ReconcileConfigMap(c, scheme, es, scriptsConfigMap); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return nil
 }
diff --git a/operators/pkg/controller/elasticsearch/initcontainer/initcontainer.go b/operators/pkg/controller/elasticsearch/initcontainer/initcontainer.go
index 76bc96e47a..639100a7f5 100644
--- a/operators/pkg/controller/elasticsearch/initcontainer/initcontainer.go
+++ b/operators/pkg/controller/elasticsearch/initcontainer/initcontainer.go
@@ -25,9 +25,9 @@ const (
 func NewInitContainers(
 	elasticsearchImage string,
 	operatorImage string,
-	linkedFiles LinkedFilesArray,
 	setVMMaxMapCount *bool,
 	transportCertificatesVolume volume.SecretVolume,
+	clusterName string,
 ) ([]corev1.Container, error) {
 	var containers []corev1.Container
 	// create the privileged init container if not explicitly disabled by the user
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ func NewInitContainers(
 		}
 		containers = append(containers, osSettingsContainer)
 	}
-	prepareFsContainer, err := NewPrepareFSInitContainer(elasticsearchImage, linkedFiles, transportCertificatesVolume)
+	prepareFsContainer, err := NewPrepareFSInitContainer(elasticsearchImage, transportCertificatesVolume, clusterName)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/operators/pkg/controller/elasticsearch/initcontainer/initcontainer_test.go b/operators/pkg/controller/elasticsearch/initcontainer/initcontainer_test.go
index 4aa79b5d08..e7e7d2d4ad 100644
--- a/operators/pkg/controller/elasticsearch/initcontainer/initcontainer_test.go
+++ b/operators/pkg/controller/elasticsearch/initcontainer/initcontainer_test.go
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ func TestNewInitContainers(t *testing.T) {
 	type args struct {
 		elasticsearchImage string
 		operatorImage      string
-		linkedFiles        LinkedFilesArray
 		SetVMMaxMapCount   *bool
 	}
 	tests := []struct {
@@ -30,7 +29,6 @@ func TestNewInitContainers(t *testing.T) {
 			args: args{
 				elasticsearchImage: "es-image",
 				operatorImage:      "op-image",
-				linkedFiles:        LinkedFilesArray{},
 				SetVMMaxMapCount:   &varTrue,
 			},
 			expectedNumberOfContainers: 3,
@@ -40,7 +38,6 @@ func TestNewInitContainers(t *testing.T) {
 			args: args{
 				elasticsearchImage: "es-image",
 				operatorImage:      "op-image",
-				linkedFiles:        LinkedFilesArray{},
 				SetVMMaxMapCount:   nil,
 			},
 			expectedNumberOfContainers: 3,
@@ -50,7 +47,6 @@ func TestNewInitContainers(t *testing.T) {
 			args: args{
 				elasticsearchImage: "es-image",
 				operatorImage:      "op-image",
-				linkedFiles:        LinkedFilesArray{},
 				SetVMMaxMapCount:   &varFalse,
 			},
 			expectedNumberOfContainers: 2,
@@ -61,9 +57,9 @@ func TestNewInitContainers(t *testing.T) {
 			containers, err := NewInitContainers(
 				tt.args.elasticsearchImage,
 				tt.args.operatorImage,
-				tt.args.linkedFiles,
 				tt.args.SetVMMaxMapCount,
 				volume.SecretVolume{},
+				"clusterName",
 			)
 			assert.NoError(t, err)
 			assert.Equal(t, tt.expectedNumberOfContainers, len(containers))
diff --git a/operators/pkg/controller/elasticsearch/initcontainer/prepare_fs.go b/operators/pkg/controller/elasticsearch/initcontainer/prepare_fs.go
index 463699ce60..39e583c40f 100644
--- a/operators/pkg/controller/elasticsearch/initcontainer/prepare_fs.go
+++ b/operators/pkg/controller/elasticsearch/initcontainer/prepare_fs.go
@@ -6,26 +6,34 @@ package initcontainer
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-
-	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	"path"
 
 	"github.com/elastic/cloud-on-k8s/operators/pkg/controller/common/certificates"
 	volume "github.com/elastic/cloud-on-k8s/operators/pkg/controller/common/volume"
+	"github.com/elastic/cloud-on-k8s/operators/pkg/controller/elasticsearch/name"
+	"github.com/elastic/cloud-on-k8s/operators/pkg/controller/elasticsearch/settings"
+	"github.com/elastic/cloud-on-k8s/operators/pkg/controller/elasticsearch/user"
 	esvolume "github.com/elastic/cloud-on-k8s/operators/pkg/controller/elasticsearch/volume"
+	"github.com/elastic/cloud-on-k8s/operators/pkg/utils/stringsutil"
+	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+)
+
+const (
+	transportCertificatesVolumeMountPath = "/mnt/elastic-internal/transport-certificates"
 )
 
 // Volumes that are shared between the prepare-fs init container and the ES container
 var (
 	DataSharedVolume = SharedVolume{
 		Name:                   esvolume.ElasticsearchDataVolumeName,
-		InitContainerMountPath: "/usr/share/elasticsearch/data",
-		EsContainerMountPath:   "/usr/share/elasticsearch/data",
+		InitContainerMountPath: esvolume.ElasticsearchDataMountPath,
+		EsContainerMountPath:   esvolume.ElasticsearchDataMountPath,
 	}
 
 	LogsSharedVolume = SharedVolume{
 		Name:                   esvolume.ElasticsearchLogsVolumeName,
-		InitContainerMountPath: "/usr/share/elasticsearch/logs",
-		EsContainerMountPath:   "/usr/share/elasticsearch/logs",
+		InitContainerMountPath: esvolume.ElasticsearchLogsMountPath,
+		EsContainerMountPath:   esvolume.ElasticsearchLogsMountPath,
 	}
 
 	// EsBinSharedVolume contains the ES bin/ directory
@@ -58,6 +66,40 @@ var (
 			LogsSharedVolume,
 		},
 	}
+
+	PluginVolumes = SharedVolumeArray{
+		Array: []SharedVolume{
+			EsConfigSharedVolume,
+			EsPluginsSharedVolume,
+			EsBinSharedVolume,
+		},
+	}
+
+	// linkedFiles describe how various secrets are mapped into the pod's filesystem.
+	linkedFiles = LinkedFilesArray{
+		Array: []LinkedFile{
+			{
+				Source: stringsutil.Concat(esvolume.XPackFileRealmVolumeMountPath, "/", user.ElasticUsersFile),
+				Target: stringsutil.Concat(EsConfigSharedVolume.EsContainerMountPath, "/", user.ElasticUsersFile),
+			},
+			{
+				Source: stringsutil.Concat(esvolume.XPackFileRealmVolumeMountPath, "/", user.ElasticRolesFile),
+				Target: stringsutil.Concat(EsConfigSharedVolume.EsContainerMountPath, "/", user.ElasticRolesFile),
+			},
+			{
+				Source: stringsutil.Concat(esvolume.XPackFileRealmVolumeMountPath, "/", user.ElasticUsersRolesFile),
+				Target: stringsutil.Concat(EsConfigSharedVolume.EsContainerMountPath, "/", user.ElasticUsersRolesFile),
+			},
+			{
+				Source: stringsutil.Concat(settings.ConfigVolumeMountPath, "/", settings.ConfigFileName),
+				Target: stringsutil.Concat(EsConfigSharedVolume.EsContainerMountPath, "/", settings.ConfigFileName),
+			},
+			{
+				Source: stringsutil.Concat(esvolume.UnicastHostsVolumeMountPath, "/", esvolume.UnicastHostsFile),
+				Target: stringsutil.Concat(EsConfigSharedVolume.EsContainerMountPath, "/", esvolume.UnicastHostsFile),
+			},
+		},
+	}
 )
 
 // NewPrepareFSInitContainer creates an init container to handle things such as:
@@ -66,30 +108,21 @@ var (
 // This container does not need to be privileged.
 func NewPrepareFSInitContainer(
 	imageName string,
-	linkedFiles LinkedFilesArray,
 	transportCertificatesVolume volume.SecretVolume,
+	clusterName string,
 ) (corev1.Container, error) {
 
 	// we mount the certificates to a location outside of the default config directory because the prepare-fs script
 	// will attempt to move all the files under the configuration directory to a different volume, and it should not
 	// be attempting to move files from this secret volume mount (any attempt to do so will be logged as errors).
 	certificatesVolumeMount := transportCertificatesVolume.VolumeMount()
-	certificatesVolumeMount.MountPath = "/mnt/elastic-internal/transport-certificates"
+	certificatesVolumeMount.MountPath = transportCertificatesVolumeMountPath
 
-	script, err := RenderScriptTemplate(TemplateParams{
-		SharedVolumes: PrepareFsSharedVolumes,
-		LinkedFiles:   linkedFiles,
-		ChownToElasticsearch: []string{
-			DataSharedVolume.InitContainerMountPath,
-			LogsSharedVolume.InitContainerMountPath,
-		},
-		TransportCertificatesKeyPath: fmt.Sprintf(
-			"%s/%s", certificatesVolumeMount.MountPath, certificates.KeyFileName,
-		),
-	})
-	if err != nil {
-		return corev1.Container{}, err
-	}
+	scriptsVolume := volume.NewConfigMapVolumeWithMode(
+		name.ScriptsConfigMap(clusterName),
+		esvolume.ScriptsVolumeName,
+		esvolume.ScriptsVolumeMountPath,
+		0755)
 
 	privileged := false
 	container := corev1.Container{
@@ -99,11 +132,26 @@ func NewPrepareFSInitContainer(
 		SecurityContext: &corev1.SecurityContext{
 			Privileged: &privileged,
 		},
-		Command: []string{"bash", "-c", script},
+		Command: []string{"bash", "-c", path.Join(esvolume.ScriptsVolumeMountPath, PrepareFsScriptConfigKey)},
 		VolumeMounts: append(
-			PrepareFsSharedVolumes.InitContainerVolumeMounts(), certificatesVolumeMount,
+			PrepareFsSharedVolumes.InitContainerVolumeMounts(), certificatesVolumeMount, scriptsVolume.VolumeMount(),
 		),
 	}
 
 	return container, nil
 }
+
+func RenderPrepareFsScript() (string, error) {
+	return RenderScriptTemplate(TemplateParams{
+		PluginVolumes: PluginVolumes,
+		LinkedFiles:   linkedFiles,
+		ChownToElasticsearch: []string{
+			DataSharedVolume.InitContainerMountPath,
+			LogsSharedVolume.InitContainerMountPath,
+		},
+		TransportCertificatesKeyPath: fmt.Sprintf(
+			"%s/%s",
+			transportCertificatesVolumeMountPath,
+			certificates.KeyFileName),
+	})
+}
diff --git a/operators/pkg/controller/elasticsearch/initcontainer/prepare_fs_script.go b/operators/pkg/controller/elasticsearch/initcontainer/prepare_fs_script.go
index 744b35a023..a8c7cc1471 100644
--- a/operators/pkg/controller/elasticsearch/initcontainer/prepare_fs_script.go
+++ b/operators/pkg/controller/elasticsearch/initcontainer/prepare_fs_script.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import (
 // TemplateParams are the parameters manipulated in the scriptTemplate
 type TemplateParams struct {
 	// SharedVolumes are directories to persist in shared volumes
-	SharedVolumes SharedVolumeArray
+	PluginVolumes SharedVolumeArray
 	// LinkedFiles are files to link individually
 	LinkedFiles LinkedFilesArray
 	// ChownToElasticsearch are paths that need to be chowned to the Elasticsearch user/group.
@@ -30,11 +30,15 @@ func RenderScriptTemplate(params TemplateParams) (string, error) {
 	return tplBuffer.String(), nil
 }
 
+const PrepareFsScriptConfigKey = "prepare-fs.sh"
+
 // scriptTemplate is the main script to be run
 // in the prepare-fs init container before ES starts
 var scriptTemplate = template.Must(template.New("").Parse(
-	`#!/usr/bin/env bash -eu
-	
+	`#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+	set -eu
+
 	# compute time in seconds since the given start time
 	function duration() {
 		local start=$1
@@ -68,10 +72,10 @@ var scriptTemplate = template.Must(template.New("").Parse(
 	#  Files persistence #
 	######################
 
-	# Persist the content of bin/, config/ and plugins/
-	# to a volume, to be used by the ES container
+	# Persist the content of bin/, config/ and plugins/ to a volume,
+	# so installed plugins files can to be used by the ES container
 	mv_start=$(date +%s)
-	{{range .SharedVolumes.Array}}
+	{{range .PluginVolumes.Array}}
 		if [[ -z "$(ls -A {{.EsContainerMountPath}})" ]]; then
 			echo "Empty dir {{.EsContainerMountPath}}"
 		else
diff --git a/operators/pkg/controller/elasticsearch/initcontainer/prepare_fs_script_test.go b/operators/pkg/controller/elasticsearch/initcontainer/prepare_fs_script_test.go
index 150d9acb72..64609d5864 100644
--- a/operators/pkg/controller/elasticsearch/initcontainer/prepare_fs_script_test.go
+++ b/operators/pkg/controller/elasticsearch/initcontainer/prepare_fs_script_test.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ func TestRenderScriptTemplate(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			name: "Standard script rendering",
 			params: TemplateParams{
-				SharedVolumes: PrepareFsSharedVolumes,
+				PluginVolumes: PluginVolumes,
 				LinkedFiles: LinkedFilesArray{
 					Array: []LinkedFile{
 						LinkedFile{
diff --git a/operators/pkg/controller/elasticsearch/settings/merged_config.go b/operators/pkg/controller/elasticsearch/settings/merged_config.go
index a41cb501da..e538742243 100644
--- a/operators/pkg/controller/elasticsearch/settings/merged_config.go
+++ b/operators/pkg/controller/elasticsearch/settings/merged_config.go
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/elastic/cloud-on-k8s/operators/pkg/apis/common/v1alpha1"
 	"github.com/elastic/cloud-on-k8s/operators/pkg/controller/common/certificates"
 	common "github.com/elastic/cloud-on-k8s/operators/pkg/controller/common/settings"
-	"github.com/elastic/cloud-on-k8s/operators/pkg/controller/elasticsearch/initcontainer"
 	"github.com/elastic/cloud-on-k8s/operators/pkg/controller/elasticsearch/volume"
 )
 
@@ -47,8 +46,8 @@ func baseConfig(clusterName string) *CanonicalConfig {
 		NetworkPublishHost: "${" + EnvPodIP + "}",
 		NetworkHost:        "0.0.0.0",
 
-		PathData: initcontainer.DataSharedVolume.EsContainerMountPath,
-		PathLogs: initcontainer.LogsSharedVolume.EsContainerMountPath,
+		PathData: volume.ElasticsearchDataMountPath,
+		PathLogs: volume.ElasticsearchLogsMountPath,
 	}
 	return &CanonicalConfig{common.MustCanonicalConfig(cfg)}
 }
diff --git a/operators/pkg/controller/elasticsearch/version/common.go b/operators/pkg/controller/elasticsearch/version/common.go
index a1c2eafb40..41e8cd5094 100644
--- a/operators/pkg/controller/elasticsearch/version/common.go
+++ b/operators/pkg/controller/elasticsearch/version/common.go
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ func NewExpectedPodSpecs(
 
 	newEnvironmentVarsFn func(p pod.NewPodSpecParams, certs, creds, securecommon volume.SecretVolume) []corev1.EnvVar,
 	newESConfigFn func(clusterName string, config commonv1alpha1.Config) (settings.CanonicalConfig, error),
-	newInitContainersFn func(imageName string, operatorImage string, setVMMaxMapCount *bool, transportCerts volume.SecretVolume) ([]corev1.Container, error),
+	newInitContainersFn func(imageName string, operatorImage string, setVMMaxMapCount *bool, transportCerts volume.SecretVolume, clusterName string) ([]corev1.Container, error),
 	operatorImage string,
 ) ([]pod.PodSpecContext, error) {
 	podSpecs := make([]pod.PodSpecContext, 0, es.Spec.NodeCount())
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ func podSpec(
 	operatorImage string,
 	newEnvironmentVarsFn func(p pod.NewPodSpecParams, certs, creds, keystore volume.SecretVolume) []corev1.EnvVar,
 	newESConfigFn func(clusterName string, config commonv1alpha1.Config) (settings.CanonicalConfig, error),
-	newInitContainersFn func(elasticsearchImage string, operatorImage string, setVMMaxMapCount *bool, transportCerts volume.SecretVolume) ([]corev1.Container, error),
+	newInitContainersFn func(elasticsearchImage string, operatorImage string, setVMMaxMapCount *bool, transportCerts volume.SecretVolume, clusterName string) ([]corev1.Container, error),
 ) (corev1.PodSpec, settings.CanonicalConfig, error) {
 	// setup volumes
 	probeSecret := volume.NewSelectiveSecretVolumeWithMountPath(
@@ -121,7 +121,13 @@ func podSpec(
 		WithEnv(newEnvironmentVarsFn(p, httpCertificatesVolume, keystoreUserSecret, secureSettingsVolume)...)
 
 	// setup init containers
-	initContainers, err := newInitContainersFn(builder.Container.Image, operatorImage, p.SetVMMaxMapCount, transportCertificatesVolume)
+	initContainers, err := newInitContainersFn(
+		builder.Container.Image,
+		operatorImage,
+		p.SetVMMaxMapCount,
+		transportCertificatesVolume,
+		p.ClusterName)
+
 	if err != nil {
 		return corev1.PodSpec{}, settings.CanonicalConfig{}, err
 	}
diff --git a/operators/pkg/controller/elasticsearch/version/common_test.go b/operators/pkg/controller/elasticsearch/version/common_test.go
index 484e0e88f3..bc6fdde7fa 100644
--- a/operators/pkg/controller/elasticsearch/version/common_test.go
+++ b/operators/pkg/controller/elasticsearch/version/common_test.go
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ func Test_podSpec(t *testing.T) {
 	newESConfigFn := func(clusterName string, config commonv1alpha1.Config) (settings.CanonicalConfig, error) {
 		return settings.CanonicalConfig{}, nil
 	}
-	newInitContainersFn := func(elasticsearchImage string, operatorImage string, setVMMaxMapCount *bool, nodeCertificatesVolume volume.SecretVolume) ([]corev1.Container, error) {
+	newInitContainersFn := func(elasticsearchImage string, operatorImage string, setVMMaxMapCount *bool, nodeCertificatesVolume volume.SecretVolume, clusterName string) ([]corev1.Container, error) {
 		return []corev1.Container{
 			{
 				Name: "init-container1",
diff --git a/operators/pkg/controller/elasticsearch/version/version6/podspecs.go b/operators/pkg/controller/elasticsearch/version/version6/podspecs.go
index 0a2e83cac1..eeb8e91bed 100644
--- a/operators/pkg/controller/elasticsearch/version/version6/podspecs.go
+++ b/operators/pkg/controller/elasticsearch/version/version6/podspecs.go
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@ package version6
 import (
 	"path"
 
-	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
-
 	"github.com/elastic/cloud-on-k8s/operators/pkg/apis/elasticsearch/v1alpha1"
 	"github.com/elastic/cloud-on-k8s/operators/pkg/controller/common/certificates"
 	"github.com/elastic/cloud-on-k8s/operators/pkg/controller/common/volume"
@@ -20,35 +18,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/elastic/cloud-on-k8s/operators/pkg/controller/elasticsearch/user"
 	"github.com/elastic/cloud-on-k8s/operators/pkg/controller/elasticsearch/version"
 	esvolume "github.com/elastic/cloud-on-k8s/operators/pkg/controller/elasticsearch/volume"
-	"github.com/elastic/cloud-on-k8s/operators/pkg/utils/stringsutil"
-)
-
-var (
-	// linkedFiles6 describe how various secrets are mapped into the pod's filesystem.
-	linkedFiles6 = initcontainer.LinkedFilesArray{
-		Array: []initcontainer.LinkedFile{
-			{
-				Source: stringsutil.Concat(esvolume.XPackFileRealmVolumeMountPath, "/", user.ElasticUsersFile),
-				Target: stringsutil.Concat(initcontainer.EsConfigSharedVolume.EsContainerMountPath, "/", user.ElasticUsersFile),
-			},
-			{
-				Source: stringsutil.Concat(esvolume.XPackFileRealmVolumeMountPath, "/", user.ElasticRolesFile),
-				Target: stringsutil.Concat(initcontainer.EsConfigSharedVolume.EsContainerMountPath, "/", user.ElasticRolesFile),
-			},
-			{
-				Source: stringsutil.Concat(esvolume.XPackFileRealmVolumeMountPath, "/", user.ElasticUsersRolesFile),
-				Target: stringsutil.Concat(initcontainer.EsConfigSharedVolume.EsContainerMountPath, "/", user.ElasticUsersRolesFile),
-			},
-			{
-				Source: stringsutil.Concat(settings.ConfigVolumeMountPath, "/", settings.ConfigFileName),
-				Target: stringsutil.Concat(initcontainer.EsConfigSharedVolume.EsContainerMountPath, "/", settings.ConfigFileName),
-			},
-			{
-				Source: stringsutil.Concat(esvolume.UnicastHostsVolumeMountPath, "/", esvolume.UnicastHostsFile),
-				Target: stringsutil.Concat(initcontainer.EsConfigSharedVolume.EsContainerMountPath, "/", esvolume.UnicastHostsFile),
-			},
-		},
-	}
+	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 )
 
 // ExpectedPodSpecs returns a list of pod specs with context that we would expect to find in the Elasticsearch cluster.
@@ -69,24 +39,8 @@ func ExpectedPodSpecs(
 		paramsTmpl,
 		newEnvironmentVars,
 		settings.NewMergedESConfig,
-		newInitContainers,
-		operatorImage,
-	)
-}
-
-// newInitContainers returns a list of init containers
-func newInitContainers(
-	elasticsearchImage string,
-	operatorImage string,
-	setVMMaxMapCount *bool,
-	transportCertificatesVolume volume.SecretVolume,
-) ([]corev1.Container, error) {
-	return initcontainer.NewInitContainers(
-		elasticsearchImage,
+		initcontainer.NewInitContainers,
 		operatorImage,
-		linkedFiles6,
-		setVMMaxMapCount,
-		transportCertificatesVolume,
 	)
 }
 
diff --git a/operators/pkg/controller/elasticsearch/volume/names.go b/operators/pkg/controller/elasticsearch/volume/names.go
index e1fc44a5ee..dd7f27399e 100644
--- a/operators/pkg/controller/elasticsearch/volume/names.go
+++ b/operators/pkg/controller/elasticsearch/volume/names.go
@@ -31,7 +31,10 @@ const (
 	ProcessManagerEmptyDirMountPath = "/mnt/elastic-internal/process-manager"
 
 	ElasticsearchDataVolumeName = "elasticsearch-data"
+	ElasticsearchDataMountPath  = "/usr/share/elasticsearch/data"
+
 	ElasticsearchLogsVolumeName = "elasticsearch-logs"
+	ElasticsearchLogsMountPath  = "/usr/share/elasticsearch/logs"
 
 	ScriptsVolumeName      = "elastic-internal-scripts"
 	ScriptsVolumeMountPath = "/mnt/elastic-internal/scripts"