diff --git a/pydotorg/settings/heroku.py b/pydotorg/settings/heroku.py
index ab9646936..c32c9c67b 100644
--- a/pydotorg/settings/heroku.py
+++ b/pydotorg/settings/heroku.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 
 HAYSTACK_CONNECTIONS = {
     'default': {
-        'ENGINE': 'haystack.backends.elasticsearch5_backend.Elasticsearch5SearchEngine',
+        'ENGINE': 'haystack.backends.elasticsearch7_backend.Elasticsearch7SearchEngine',
         'URL': HAYSTACK_SEARCHBOX_SSL_URL,
         'INDEX_NAME': 'haystack-prod',
     },
diff --git a/pydotorg/settings/local.py b/pydotorg/settings/local.py
index 4ecbe35aa..6525d9837 100644
--- a/pydotorg/settings/local.py
+++ b/pydotorg/settings/local.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 
 HAYSTACK_CONNECTIONS = {
     'default': {
-        'ENGINE': 'haystack.backends.elasticsearch5_backend.Elasticsearch5SearchEngine',
+        'ENGINE': 'haystack.backends.elasticsearch7_backend.Elasticsearch7SearchEngine',
         'URL': HAYSTACK_SEARCHBOX_SSL_URL,
         'INDEX_NAME': 'haystack',
     },