diff --git a/pkg/elasticsearch.sh b/pkg/elasticsearch.sh
index 239d6b938e..f53c7f2ff2 100755
--- a/pkg/elasticsearch.sh
+++ b/pkg/elasticsearch.sh
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ function stop_elasticsearch {
 }
 
 function install_elasticsearch {
+    pip_install elasticsearch
     if is_package_installed elasticsearch; then
         echo "Note: elasticsearch was already installed."
         return