diff --git a/docker/development/docker-compose-postgres.yml b/docker/development/docker-compose-postgres.yml
index 47a9ed81efa..9c7f07c0ce3 100644
--- a/docker/development/docker-compose-postgres.yml
+++ b/docker/development/docker-compose-postgres.yml
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ services:
       ELASTICSEARCH_SCHEME: ${ELASTICSEARCH_SCHEME:-http}
       ELASTICSEARCH_USER: ${ELASTICSEARCH_USER:-""}
       ELASTICSEARCH_PASSWORD: ${ELASTICSEARCH_PASSWORD:-""}
-      SEARCH_TYPE: ${SEARCH_TYPE:- "elasticsearch"}
+      SEARCH_TYPE: ${SEARCH_TYPE:- "opensearch"}
       ELASTICSEARCH_TRUST_STORE_PATH: ${ELASTICSEARCH_TRUST_STORE_PATH:-""}
       ELASTICSEARCH_TRUST_STORE_PASSWORD: ${ELASTICSEARCH_TRUST_STORE_PASSWORD:-""}
       ELASTICSEARCH_CONNECTION_TIMEOUT_SECS: ${ELASTICSEARCH_CONNECTION_TIMEOUT_SECS:-5}