diff --git a/apiserver/plane/settings/common.py b/apiserver/plane/settings/common.py
index 38bdf2e6cd..f9967b43e1 100644
--- a/apiserver/plane/settings/common.py
+++ b/apiserver/plane/settings/common.py
@@ -512,11 +512,7 @@ if ELASTICSEARCH_ENABLED:
     ELASTICSEARCH_DSL = {
         "default": {
             "hosts": os.environ.get("ELASTICSEARCH_URL"),
-            "http_auth": (
-                os.environ.get("ELASTICSEARCH_USER"),
-                os.environ.get("ELASTICSEARCH_PASSWORD"),
-            ),
-            # "verify_certs": True,
+            "api_key": os.environ.get("ELASTICSEARCH_API_KEY")
         }
     }
     ELASTICSEARCH_DSL_SIGNAL_PROCESSOR = os.environ.get(