diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/search/elasticsearch.nix b/nixos/modules/services/search/elasticsearch.nix
index 0ba4ff86abe..0d604850d42 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/search/elasticsearch.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/search/elasticsearch.nix
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ in {
       after = [ "network-interfaces.target" ];
       environment = { ES_HOME = cfg.dataDir; };
       serviceConfig = {
-        ExecStart = "${pkgs.elasticsearch}/bin/elasticsearch -f -Des.path.conf=${configDir}";
+        ExecStart = "${pkgs.elasticsearch}/bin/elasticsearch -Des.path.conf=${configDir}";
         User = "elasticsearch";
         PermissionsStartOnly = true;
       };