diff --git a/images/php/settings.php b/images/php/settings.php
index a36ba07a..daa0410b 100755
--- a/images/php/settings.php
+++ b/images/php/settings.php
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@
 
 // Configure elasticsearch connections from environment variables.
 if (getenv('SEARCH_HASH') && getenv('SEARCH_URL')) {
-  $config['elasticsearch_connector.cluster.elasticsearch_bay']['url'] = sprintf('http://%s.%s', getenv('SEARCH_HASH'), getenv('SEARCH_URL'));
+  $config['elasticsearch_connector.cluster.elasticsearch_bay']['url'] = sprintf('https://%s.%s', getenv('SEARCH_HASH'), getenv('SEARCH_URL'));
 } else {
   $config['elasticsearch_connector.cluster.elasticsearch_bay']['url'] =  "http://elasticsearch:9200";
 }