diff --git a/roles/elastic-stack/ansible-elasticsearch/defaults/main.yml b/roles/elastic-stack/ansible-elasticsearch/defaults/main.yml
index f365f66a..c19fcce9 100644
--- a/roles/elastic-stack/ansible-elasticsearch/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/elastic-stack/ansible-elasticsearch/defaults/main.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ elasticsearch_cluster_name: wazuh
 elasticsearch_node_name: node-1
 elasticsearch_http_port: 9200
 elasticsearch_network_host: 127.0.0.1
+elasticsearch_reachable_host: 127.0.0.1
 elasticsearch_jvm_xms: null
 elastic_stack_version: 7.3.2
 single_node: true
@@ -30,7 +31,3 @@ generate_CA: true
 ca_key_name: ""
 ca_cert_name: ""
 ca_password: ""
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diff --git a/roles/elastic-stack/ansible-elasticsearch/tasks/main.yml b/roles/elastic-stack/ansible-elasticsearch/tasks/main.yml
index af17e528..706de27e 100644
--- a/roles/elastic-stack/ansible-elasticsearch/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/elastic-stack/ansible-elasticsearch/tasks/main.yml
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@
     - init
 
 - name: Make sure Elasticsearch is running before proceeding
-  wait_for: host={{ elasticsearch_network_host }} port={{ elasticsearch_http_port }} delay=3 timeout=400
+  wait_for: host={{ elasticsearch_reachable_host }} port={{ elasticsearch_http_port }} delay=3 timeout=400
   tags:
     - configure
     - init