diff --git a/tasks/xpack/elasticsearch-xpack.yml b/tasks/xpack/elasticsearch-xpack.yml
index e0dca51..e09f8db 100644
--- a/tasks/xpack/elasticsearch-xpack.yml
+++ b/tasks/xpack/elasticsearch-xpack.yml
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
 - name: Activate ES license (without shield authentication)
   uri:
     method: PUT
-    url: "http://{{es_api_host}}:{{es_api_port}}/_license?acknowledge=true"
+    url: "http://{{es_api_host}}:{{es_api_port}}/_xpack/license?acknowledge=true"
     body_format: json
     body: "{{ es_xpack_license }}"
     return_content: yes
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
 - name: Activate ES license (with shield authentication)
   uri:
     method: PUT
-    url: "http://{{es_api_host}}:{{es_api_port}}/_license?acknowledge=true"
+    url: "http://{{es_api_host}}:{{es_api_port}}/_xpack/license?acknowledge=true"
     user: "{{es_api_basic_auth_username}}"
     password: "{{es_api_basic_auth_password}}"
     body_format: json