diff --git a/elasticsearch/config/load_settings.sh b/elasticsearch/config/load_settings.sh
index 17154c29..ca0b90fe 100644
--- a/elasticsearch/config/load_settings.sh
+++ b/elasticsearch/config/load_settings.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 set -e
 
 if [ "x${ELASTICSEARCH_URL}" = "x" ]; then
-  el_url="http://elasticsearch:9200"
+  el_url="http://localhost:9200"
 else
   el_url="${ELASTICSEARCH_URL}"
 fi