diff --git a/airflow/dags/init_opensearch_templates.py b/airflow/dags/init_opensearch_templates.py
index b8d9d35..31f559b 100644
--- a/airflow/dags/init_opensearch_templates.py
+++ b/airflow/dags/init_opensearch_templates.py
@@ -1004,6 +1004,7 @@ def init_opensearch(os_client: OpenSearch):
     # try:
     #     os_client.indices.get_index_template("interoperability")
     # except NotFoundError:
+    os_client.indices.delete_index_template(name="interoperability")
     os_client.indices.put_index_template(
         name="interoperability",
         body={