diff --git a/server/account/src/operations.ts b/server/account/src/operations.ts
index 235bd17aa07..ecc8182d73b 100644
--- a/server/account/src/operations.ts
+++ b/server/account/src/operations.ts
@@ -1309,7 +1309,7 @@ export async function createWorkspace (
           mongodbUri,
           {
             externalStorage: storageAdapter,
-            fullTextUrl: '',
+            fullTextUrl: 'http://localhost:9200',
             indexParallel: 0,
             indexProcessing: 0,
             rekoniUrl: '',