diff --git a/compose-files/aquarius_elasticsearch.yml b/compose-files/aquarius_elasticsearch.yml
index 774f434..408b7ff 100644
--- a/compose-files/aquarius_elasticsearch.yml
+++ b/compose-files/aquarius_elasticsearch.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 version: '3'
 services:
   elasticsearch:
-    image: elasticsearch:5
+    image: elasticsearch:6.4.1
     networks:
       backend:
         ipv4_address: 172.15.0.11
diff --git a/start_ocean.sh b/start_ocean.sh
index db32435..e324ff2 100755
--- a/start_ocean.sh
+++ b/start_ocean.sh
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ while :; do
         --elasticsearch)
             COMPOSE_FILES+=" -f ${COMPOSE_DIR}/aquarius_elasticsearch.yml"
             COMPOSE_FILES="${COMPOSE_FILES/ -f ${COMPOSE_DIR}\/aquarius_mongodb.yml/}"
+            export DB_MODULE="elasticsearch"
             export DB_HOSTNAME="elasticsearch"
             export DB_PORT="9200"
             export DB_USERNAME="elastic"