diff --git a/core/src/main/java/pl/allegro/tech/embeddedelasticsearch/ElasticSearchInstaller.java b/core/src/main/java/pl/allegro/tech/embeddedelasticsearch/ElasticSearchInstaller.java
index 23cc614..a861a77 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/pl/allegro/tech/embeddedelasticsearch/ElasticSearchInstaller.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/pl/allegro/tech/embeddedelasticsearch/ElasticSearchInstaller.java
@@ -128,7 +128,10 @@ private String[] prepareInstallCommand(File pluginManager, Plugin plugin) {
         if (installationDescription.versionIs1x() && plugin.expressionIsUrl()) {
             return new String[]{pluginManager.getAbsolutePath(), "--install", plugin.getPluginName(), "--url", plugin.getExpression()};
         }
-        return new String[]{pluginManager.getAbsolutePath(), "install", plugin.getExpression()};
+        if (installationDescription.versionIs1x() || installationDescription.versionIs2x()) {
+            return new String[]{pluginManager.getAbsolutePath(), "install", plugin.getExpression()};
+        }
+        return new String[]{pluginManager.getAbsolutePath(), "install", "--batch", plugin.getExpression()};
     }
 
     private File pluginManagerExecutable() throws IOException {
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/pl/allegro/tech/embeddedelasticsearch/InstallationDescription.java b/core/src/main/java/pl/allegro/tech/embeddedelasticsearch/InstallationDescription.java
index 58e9d96..1e8f24e 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/pl/allegro/tech/embeddedelasticsearch/InstallationDescription.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/pl/allegro/tech/embeddedelasticsearch/InstallationDescription.java
@@ -56,6 +56,10 @@ boolean versionIs1x() {
         return getVersion().startsWith("1.");
     }
 
+    boolean versionIs2x() {
+        return getVersion().startsWith("2.");
+    }
+
     boolean isCleanInstallationDirectoryOnStop() {
         return cleanInstallationDirectoryOnStop;
     }