diff --git a/elasticsearch/values.yaml b/elasticsearch/values.yaml
index 4143d619c..6c457fce2 100644
--- a/elasticsearch/values.yaml
+++ b/elasticsearch/values.yaml
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ podManagementPolicy: "Parallel"
 # If you experience slow pod startups you probably want to set this to `false`.
 enableServiceLinks: true
 
-protocol: https
+protocol: http
 httpPort: 9200
 transportPort: 9300