diff --git a/packages/moleculer-elasticsearch/src/index.js b/packages/moleculer-elasticsearch/src/index.js
index 1b70911..9de024b 100644
--- a/packages/moleculer-elasticsearch/src/index.js
+++ b/packages/moleculer-elasticsearch/src/index.js
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ module.exports = {
 	started() {
 		this.client = new Elasticsearch.Client(this.settings.elasticsearch);
 
-		return this.client.ping({ requestTimeout: 5000 });
+		return this.client.ping({ requestTimeout: this.settings.elasticsearch.requestTimeout || 5000 });
 	},
 
 	/**