diff --git a/nupic/research/support/elastic_logger.py b/nupic/research/support/elastic_logger.py
index d6743a7f0..4b4c215f6 100644
--- a/nupic/research/support/elastic_logger.py
+++ b/nupic/research/support/elastic_logger.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ def create_elastic_client(**kwargs):
     :return: Configured :class:`elasticsearch.Elasticsearch` client
     :rtype: :class:`Elasticsearch`
     """
-    hosts = os.environ.get("ELASTIC_HOST")
+    hosts = os.environ.get("ELASTIC_HOSTS")
     hosts = None if hosts is None else hosts.split(",")
     elasticsearch_args = {
         "cloud_id": os.environ.get("ELASTIC_CLOUD_ID"),