diff --git a/backend/external/elasticsearch.ts b/backend/external/elasticsearch.ts
index cc996c4..f57745a 100644
--- a/backend/external/elasticsearch.ts
+++ b/backend/external/elasticsearch.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ export const client = new Client({
     node: process.env.ELASTICSEARCH_HOST,
     auth: {
         username: 'elastic',
-        password: process.env.ELASTICSEARCH_PASSWORD || ""
+        password: process.env.ELASTICSEARCH_PASSWORD || "",
+        apiKey: process.env.ELASTICSEARCH_APIKEY || ""
     }
 });