diff --git a/lbry/wallet/server/cli.py b/lbry/wallet/server/cli.py
index b119b436f..3e36db133 100644
--- a/lbry/wallet/server/cli.py
+++ b/lbry/wallet/server/cli.py
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ def main():
     coin_class = get_coin_class(args.spvserver)
     logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO)
     logging.info('lbry.server starting')
+    logging.getLogger('aiohttp').setLevel(logging.WARNING)
+    logging.getLogger('elasticsearch').setLevel(logging.WARNING)
     try:
         server = Server(Env(coin_class))
         server.run()
diff --git a/lbry/wallet/server/db/elasticsearch/search.py b/lbry/wallet/server/db/elasticsearch/search.py
index a5ef0b8d1..6583615c2 100644
--- a/lbry/wallet/server/db/elasticsearch/search.py
+++ b/lbry/wallet/server/db/elasticsearch/search.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ class StreamResolution(str):
 
 
 class SearchIndex:
-    def __init__(self, index_prefix: str, search_timeout=3.0):
+    def __init__(self, index_prefix: str, search_timeout=3.0, elastic_host='localhost', elastic_port=9200):
         self.search_timeout = search_timeout
         self.sync_timeout = 600  # wont hit that 99% of the time, but can hit on a fresh import
         self.search_client: Optional[AsyncElasticsearch] = None
@@ -44,13 +44,17 @@ class SearchIndex:
         self.short_id_cache = LRUCache(2 ** 17)  # never invalidated, since short ids are forever
         self.search_cache = LRUCache(2 ** 17)
         self.resolution_cache = LRUCache(2 ** 17)
+        self._elastic_host = elastic_host
+        self._elastic_port = elastic_port
 
     async def start(self):
         if self.sync_client:
             return
-        self.sync_client = AsyncElasticsearch(timeout=self.sync_timeout)
-        self.search_client = AsyncElasticsearch(timeout=self.search_timeout)
+        hosts = [{'host': self._elastic_host, 'port': self._elastic_port}]
+        self.sync_client = AsyncElasticsearch(hosts, timeout=self.sync_timeout)
+        self.search_client = AsyncElasticsearch(hosts, timeout=self.search_timeout)
         while True:
+            self.logger.info("DOITDOITDOIT\n\n\n\n%s:%i\n\n\n", self._elastic_host, self._elastic_port)
             try:
                 await self.sync_client.cluster.health(wait_for_status='yellow')
                 break
diff --git a/lbry/wallet/server/db/elasticsearch/sync.py b/lbry/wallet/server/db/elasticsearch/sync.py
index 0255c0c2a..b551aeeab 100644
--- a/lbry/wallet/server/db/elasticsearch/sync.py
+++ b/lbry/wallet/server/db/elasticsearch/sync.py
@@ -8,8 +8,9 @@ from multiprocessing import Process
 import apsw
 from elasticsearch import AsyncElasticsearch
 from elasticsearch.helpers import async_bulk
-
-from .search import extract_doc, SearchIndex
+from lbry.wallet.server.env import Env
+from lbry.wallet.server.coin import LBC
+from lbry.wallet.server.db.elasticsearch.search import extract_doc, SearchIndex
 
 INDEX = 'claims'
 
@@ -48,7 +49,9 @@ ORDER BY claim.height desc
 
 
 async def consume(producer):
-    es = AsyncElasticsearch()
+    env = Env(LBC)
+    logging.info("ES sync host: %s:%i", env.elastic_host, env.elastic_port)
+    es = AsyncElasticsearch([{'host': env.elastic_host, 'port': env.elastic_port}])
     try:
         await async_bulk(es, producer, request_timeout=120)
         await es.indices.refresh(index=INDEX)
@@ -57,7 +60,8 @@ async def consume(producer):
 
 
 async def make_es_index():
-    index = SearchIndex('')
+    env = Env(LBC)
+    index = SearchIndex('', elastic_host=env.elastic_host, elastic_port=env.elastic_port)
     try:
         return await index.start()
     finally:
@@ -83,6 +87,9 @@ def __run(args, shard):
 
 def run_elastic_sync():
     logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO)
+    logging.getLogger('aiohttp').setLevel(logging.WARNING)
+    logging.getLogger('elasticsearch').setLevel(logging.WARNING)
+
     logging.info('lbry.server starting')
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(prog="lbry-hub-elastic-sync")
     parser.add_argument("db_path", type=str)
diff --git a/lbry/wallet/server/db/writer.py b/lbry/wallet/server/db/writer.py
index 6f94a3c66..f7d30fd85 100644
--- a/lbry/wallet/server/db/writer.py
+++ b/lbry/wallet/server/db/writer.py
@@ -974,7 +974,9 @@ class LBRYLevelDB(LevelDB):
             )
 
         # Search index
-        self.search_index = SearchIndex(self.env.es_index_prefix, self.env.database_query_timeout)
+        self.search_index = SearchIndex(
+            self.env.es_index_prefix, self.env.database_query_timeout, self.env.elastic_host, self.env.elastic_port
+        )
 
     def close(self):
         super().close()
diff --git a/lbry/wallet/server/env.py b/lbry/wallet/server/env.py
index a3e47a78f..18f594a96 100644
--- a/lbry/wallet/server/env.py
+++ b/lbry/wallet/server/env.py
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ class Env:
         self.allow_root = self.boolean('ALLOW_ROOT', False)
         self.host = self.default('HOST', 'localhost')
         self.rpc_host = self.default('RPC_HOST', 'localhost')
+        self.elastic_host = self.default('ELASTIC_HOST', 'localhost')
+        self.elastic_port = self.integer('ELASTIC_PORT', 9200)
         self.loop_policy = self.set_event_loop_policy()
         self.obsolete(['UTXO_MB', 'HIST_MB', 'NETWORK'])
         self.db_dir = self.required('DB_DIRECTORY')