diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-data-elasticsearch/src/main/resources/application.properties b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-data-elasticsearch/src/main/resources/application.properties
index 8ed51d8ad7..08abd5c330 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-data-elasticsearch/src/main/resources/application.properties
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-data-elasticsearch/src/main/resources/application.properties
@@ -2,4 +2,5 @@
 # Home directory of the embedded elastic instance. Default to the
 # current working directory.
 #
-spring.data.elasticsearch.properties.path.home=target/elastic
\ No newline at end of file
+spring.data.elasticsearch.properties.path.home=target/elastic
+spring.data.elasticsearch.properties.transport.tcp.connect_timeout=120s