diff --git a/config/initializers/chewy.rb b/config/initializers/chewy.rb
index 0fb311dbb3..a068ee4651 100644
--- a/config/initializers/chewy.rb
+++ b/config/initializers/chewy.rb
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ Chewy.settings = {
     number_of_replicas: ['single_node_cluster', nil].include?(ENV['ES_PRESET'].presence) ? 0 : 1,
   },
   transport_options: transport_options,
+  adapter: :net_http,
 }
 
 # We use our own async strategy even outside the request-response