diff --git a/.buildkite/scripts/steps/cloud/deploy.json b/.buildkite/scripts/steps/cloud/deploy.json
index 3080f083aadfd..81cdcfb66eaeb 100644
--- a/.buildkite/scripts/steps/cloud/deploy.json
+++ b/.buildkite/scripts/steps/cloud/deploy.json
@@ -186,7 +186,8 @@
     ]
   },
   "settings": {
-    "autoscaling_enabled": false
+    "autoscaling_enabled": false,
+    "solution_type": "search"
   },
   "name": null,
   "metadata": {