diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/beats_management/server/lib/adapters/database/kibana_database_adapter.ts b/x-pack/plugins/beats_management/server/lib/adapters/database/kibana_database_adapter.ts
index 9a9424fc54e4e..fe7d45d0cf0ee 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/beats_management/server/lib/adapters/database/kibana_database_adapter.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/beats_management/server/lib/adapters/database/kibana_database_adapter.ts
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ export class KibanaDatabaseAdapter implements DatabaseAdapter {
   }
   public async putTemplate(user: FrameworkUser, params: DatabasePutTemplateParams): Promise<any> {
     const callES = this.getCallType(user);
-    const result = await callES('indices.putTemplate', params);
+    const result: { acknowledged: boolean } = await callES('indices.putTemplate', params);
     return result;
   }
 
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/beats_management/server/lib/adapters/tokens/elasticsearch_tokens_adapter.ts b/x-pack/plugins/beats_management/server/lib/adapters/tokens/elasticsearch_tokens_adapter.ts
index 53038651cc4c5..625628fa6647a 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/beats_management/server/lib/adapters/tokens/elasticsearch_tokens_adapter.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/beats_management/server/lib/adapters/tokens/elasticsearch_tokens_adapter.ts
@@ -61,12 +61,17 @@ export class ElasticsearchTokensAdapter implements CMTokensAdapter {
       ])
     );
 
-    await this.database.bulk(user, {
+    const result = await this.database.bulk(user, {
       body,
       index: INDEX_NAMES.BEATS,
       refresh: 'wait_for',
       type: '_doc',
     });
+
+    if (result.errors) {
+      throw new Error(result.items[0].result);
+    }
+
     return tokens;
   }
 }
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/beats_management/server/lib/framework.ts b/x-pack/plugins/beats_management/server/lib/framework.ts
index 3a79afa1c1ef7..849129f6c2efa 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/beats_management/server/lib/framework.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/beats_management/server/lib/framework.ts
@@ -6,15 +6,16 @@
 
 import Boom from 'boom';
 import { difference } from 'lodash';
-import { FrameworkRouteHandler } from './adapters/framework/adapter_types';
-import { FrameworkRequest } from './adapters/framework/adapter_types';
 import {
   BackendFrameworkAdapter,
+  FrameworkRequest,
   FrameworkResponse,
+  FrameworkRouteHandler,
   FrameworkRouteOptions,
 } from './adapters/framework/adapter_types';
 
 export class BackendFrameworkLib {
+  public log = this.adapter.log;
   public exposeStaticDir = this.adapter.exposeStaticDir;
   public internalUser = this.adapter.internalUser;
   constructor(private readonly adapter: BackendFrameworkAdapter) {
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/beats_management/server/lib/types.ts b/x-pack/plugins/beats_management/server/lib/types.ts
index d9f2a922ebb34..ce18830da174b 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/beats_management/server/lib/types.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/beats_management/server/lib/types.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 
 import { DatabaseAdapter } from './adapters/database/adapter_types';
 import { FrameworkUser } from './adapters/framework/adapter_types';
-
 import { CMBeatsDomain } from './beats';
 import { BackendFrameworkLib } from './framework';
 import { CMTagsDomain } from './tags';
@@ -27,3 +26,13 @@ export enum BeatEnrollmentStatus {
   ExpiredEnrollmentToken = 'Expired enrollment token',
   InvalidEnrollmentToken = 'Invalid enrollment token',
 }
+
+export interface AsyncResponse<DataType = any> {
+  error: {
+    code: number | string;
+    message: string;
+  };
+}
+export interface AsyncResponse<DataType = any> {
+  data: DataType;
+}
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/beats_management/server/management_server.ts b/x-pack/plugins/beats_management/server/management_server.ts
index 679f8f3423867..dca0bff015198 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/beats_management/server/management_server.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/beats_management/server/management_server.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
  */
 
+import { INDEX_NAMES } from '../common/constants/index_names';
 import { CMServerLibs } from './lib/types';
 import { createGetBeatConfigurationRoute } from './rest_api/beats/configuration';
 import { createBeatEnrollmentRoute } from './rest_api/beats/enroll';
@@ -19,10 +20,10 @@ import { createSetTagRoute } from './rest_api/tags/set';
 import { createTokensRoute } from './rest_api/tokens/create';
 import { beatsIndexTemplate } from './utils/index_templates';
 
-export const initManagementServer = (libs: CMServerLibs) => {
+export const initManagementServer = async (libs: CMServerLibs) => {
   if (libs.database) {
-    libs.database.putTemplate(libs.framework.internalUser, {
-      name: '.management-beats',
+    await libs.database.putTemplate(libs.framework.internalUser, {
+      name: INDEX_NAMES.BEATS,
       body: beatsIndexTemplate,
     });
   }
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/beats_management/server/rest_api/tokens/create.ts b/x-pack/plugins/beats_management/server/rest_api/tokens/create.ts
index 1b70bd3b3ad8f..1a2a5fd561f94 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/beats_management/server/rest_api/tokens/create.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/beats_management/server/rest_api/tokens/create.ts
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
  */
 
+import Boom from 'boom';
 import Joi from 'joi';
 import { get } from 'lodash';
 import { REQUIRED_LICENSES } from 'x-pack/plugins/beats_management/common/constants';
 import { FrameworkRequest } from '../../lib/adapters/framework/adapter_types';
 import { CMServerLibs } from '../../lib/types';
-import { wrapEsError } from '../../utils/error_wrappers';
 
 // TODO: write to Kibana audit log file
 const DEFAULT_NUM_TOKENS = 1;
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ export const createTokensRoute = (libs: CMServerLibs) => ({
       const tokens = await libs.tokens.createEnrollmentTokens(request.user, numTokens);
       return { tokens };
     } catch (err) {
-      // TODO move this to kibana route thing in adapter
-      return wrapEsError(err);
+      libs.framework.log(err.message);
+      return Boom.internal();
     }
   },
 });