diff --git a/scripts/create_hysds_ios_index.py b/scripts/create_hysds_ios_index.py
index 0eb46f5..5f0cb02 100755
--- a/scripts/create_hysds_ios_index.py
+++ b/scripts/create_hysds_ios_index.py
@@ -23,4 +23,4 @@
     body = json.load(f)
 
     # create destination index
-    mozart_es.es.indices.create(HYSDS_IOS_INDEX, body, ignore=400)
+    mozart_es.es.indices.create(HYSDS_IOS_INDEX, body)
diff --git a/scripts/create_index.py b/scripts/create_index.py
index 30a03ee..f5f614b 100755
--- a/scripts/create_index.py
+++ b/scripts/create_index.py
@@ -21,4 +21,4 @@
 # get connection and create destination index
 es_url = app.config['ES_URL']
 es = Elasticsearch(hosts=[es_url])
-es.indices.create(index=dest, ignore=400)
+es.indices.create(index=dest)
diff --git a/scripts/install_base_es_template.py b/scripts/install_base_es_template.py
index 1193fad..2ae41eb 100755
--- a/scripts/install_base_es_template.py
+++ b/scripts/install_base_es_template.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ def write_template(tmpl_file):
         tmpl = json.load(f)
 
     # https://elasticsearch-py.readthedocs.io/en/1.3.0/api.html#elasticsearch.Elasticsearch.put_template
-    grq_es.es.indices.put_template(name="index_defaults", body=tmpl, ignore=400)
+    grq_es.es.indices.put_template(name="index_defaults", body=tmpl)
     print(f"Successfully installed template to index_defaults:\n{json.dumps(tmpl, indent=2)}")
 
 
diff --git a/scripts/install_es_template.py b/scripts/install_es_template.py
index b61175e..d473882 100755
--- a/scripts/install_es_template.py
+++ b/scripts/install_es_template.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ def write_template(prefix, alias, tmpl_file):
         tmpl = Template(f.read()).render(prefix=prefix, alias=alias)
 
     # https://elasticsearch-py.readthedocs.io/en/1.3.0/api.html#elasticsearch.Elasticsearch.put_template
-    grq_es.es.indices.put_template(name=alias, body=tmpl, ignore=400)
+    grq_es.es.indices.put_template(name=alias, body=tmpl)
     print(("Successfully installed template %s" % alias))
 
 
diff --git a/scripts/install_ingest_pipeline.py b/scripts/install_ingest_pipeline.py
index 10200f7..f36e435 100755
--- a/scripts/install_ingest_pipeline.py
+++ b/scripts/install_ingest_pipeline.py
@@ -22,4 +22,4 @@
         pipeline_name = 'dataset_pipeline'
 
         # https://elasticsearch-py.readthedocs.io/en/master/api.html#elasticsearch.client.IngestClient
-        grq_es.es.ingest.put_pipeline(id=pipeline_name, body=pipeline_settings, ignore=400)
+        grq_es.es.ingest.put_pipeline(id=pipeline_name, body=pipeline_settings)
diff --git a/scripts/rename_s3_datasets.py b/scripts/rename_s3_datasets.py
index d0c6d45..6303920 100755
--- a/scripts/rename_s3_datasets.py
+++ b/scripts/rename_s3_datasets.py
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ def create_index(index, doctype):
     # get connection and create index
     es_url = 'http://localhost:9200'
     es = Elasticsearch(hosts=[es_url])
-    es.indices.create(index, ignore=400)
+    es.indices.create(index)
 
 
 url_keys = ['urls', 'browse_urls']
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 28bcc59..615c0cd 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 setup(
     name='grq2',
-    version='2.0.26',
+    version='2.0.27',
     long_description='GeoRegionQuery REST API using ElasticSearch backend',
     packages=find_packages(),
     include_package_data=True,