diff --git a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Elastic/Elasticsearch/GenericFunctions.ts b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Elastic/Elasticsearch/GenericFunctions.ts
index 642ce1484fe4f..333a412a02ce2 100644
--- a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Elastic/Elasticsearch/GenericFunctions.ts
+++ b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Elastic/Elasticsearch/GenericFunctions.ts
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ export async function elasticsearchApiRequest(
 	}
 
 	try {
-		return await this.helpers.requestWithAuthentication.call(this, 'elasticsearchApi', options);
+		return await this.helpers.httpRequestWithAuthentication.call(this, 'elasticsearchApi', options);
 	} catch (error) {
 		throw new NodeApiError(this.getNode(), error as JsonObject);
 	}