diff --git a/src/Serilog.Sinks.Elasticsearch/Sinks/ElasticSearch/ElasticsearchSinkState.cs b/src/Serilog.Sinks.Elasticsearch/Sinks/ElasticSearch/ElasticsearchSinkState.cs
index 540e0d0a..a46f0d2a 100644
--- a/src/Serilog.Sinks.Elasticsearch/Sinks/ElasticSearch/ElasticsearchSinkState.cs
+++ b/src/Serilog.Sinks.Elasticsearch/Sinks/ElasticSearch/ElasticsearchSinkState.cs
@@ -52,8 +52,6 @@ public static ElasticsearchSinkState Create(ElasticsearchSinkOptions options)
 
         private readonly ElasticsearchVersionManager _versionManager;
 
-        private bool IncludeTypeName => _versionManager.EffectiveVersion.Major >= 7;
-
         public ElasticsearchSinkOptions Options => _options;
         public IElasticLowLevelClient Client => _client;
         public ITextFormatter Formatter => _formatter;
@@ -172,20 +170,16 @@ public void RegisterTemplateIfNeeded()
                     }
                 }
 
-                StringResponse result;                
-                if (_versionManager.EffectiveVersion.Major < 8)
-                { 
-                    result = _client.Indices.PutTemplateForAll<StringResponse>(_templateName, GetTemplatePostData(),
+                var result = _versionManager.EffectiveVersion.Major switch
+                {
+                    < 8 => _client.Indices.PutTemplateForAll<StringResponse>(_templateName, GetTemplatePostData(),
                         new PutIndexTemplateRequestParameters
                         {
-                            IncludeTypeName = IncludeTypeName ? true : (bool?)null
-                        });
-                }
-                else
-                {
+                            IncludeTypeName = _versionManager.EffectiveVersion.Major < 7 ? true : null
+                        }),
                     // Default to version 8 API
-                    result = _client.Indices.PutTemplateV2ForAll<StringResponse>(_templateName, GetTemplatePostData());
-                }
+                    _ => _client.Indices.PutTemplateV2ForAll<StringResponse>(_templateName, GetTemplatePostData()),
+                };
 
                 if (!result.Success)
                 {
diff --git a/test/Serilog.Sinks.Elasticsearch.Tests/Templating/SendsTemplateTests.cs b/test/Serilog.Sinks.Elasticsearch.Tests/Templating/SendsTemplateTests.cs
index 9e86c119..7cd76552 100644
--- a/test/Serilog.Sinks.Elasticsearch.Tests/Templating/SendsTemplateTests.cs
+++ b/test/Serilog.Sinks.Elasticsearch.Tests/Templating/SendsTemplateTests.cs
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ public void TemplatePutToCorrectUrl()
         {
             var uri = _templatePut.Item1;
             uri.AbsolutePath.Should().Be("/_template/serilog-events-template");
+            uri.Query.Should().Be(string.Empty);
         }
     }
 }
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diff --git a/test/Serilog.Sinks.Elasticsearch.Tests/Templating/Sendsv6TemplateTests.cs b/test/Serilog.Sinks.Elasticsearch.Tests/Templating/Sendsv6TemplateTests.cs
index fc3018ac..377d7933 100644
--- a/test/Serilog.Sinks.Elasticsearch.Tests/Templating/Sendsv6TemplateTests.cs
+++ b/test/Serilog.Sinks.Elasticsearch.Tests/Templating/Sendsv6TemplateTests.cs
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ public void TemplatePutToCorrectUrl()
         {
             var uri = _templatePut.Item1;
             uri.AbsolutePath.Should().Be("/_template/serilog-events-template");
+            uri.Query.Should().Be("?include_type_name=true");
         }
     }
 }
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diff --git a/test/Serilog.Sinks.Elasticsearch.Tests/Templating/Sendsv7TemplateTests.cs b/test/Serilog.Sinks.Elasticsearch.Tests/Templating/Sendsv7TemplateTests.cs
index e8d695f6..5a4059a7 100644
--- a/test/Serilog.Sinks.Elasticsearch.Tests/Templating/Sendsv7TemplateTests.cs
+++ b/test/Serilog.Sinks.Elasticsearch.Tests/Templating/Sendsv7TemplateTests.cs
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ public void TemplatePutToCorrectUrl()
         {
             var uri = _templatePut.Item1;
             uri.AbsolutePath.Should().Be("/_template/serilog-events-template");
+            uri.Query.Should().Be(string.Empty);
         }
     }
 }
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diff --git a/test/Serilog.Sinks.Elasticsearch.Tests/Templating/Sendsv8TemplateTests.cs b/test/Serilog.Sinks.Elasticsearch.Tests/Templating/Sendsv8TemplateTests.cs
index 22de419f..7d3b1f5b 100644
--- a/test/Serilog.Sinks.Elasticsearch.Tests/Templating/Sendsv8TemplateTests.cs
+++ b/test/Serilog.Sinks.Elasticsearch.Tests/Templating/Sendsv8TemplateTests.cs
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ public void TemplatePutToCorrectUrl()
         {
             var uri = _templatePut.Item1;
             uri.AbsolutePath.Should().Be("/_index_template/serilog-events-template");
+            uri.Query.Should().Be(string.Empty);
         }
     }
 }
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