diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index cfad2490..821ef00b 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ services:
       STAGE_FILE_PROXY_ORIGIN: "${STAGE_FILE_PROXY_ORIGIN}"
       STAGE_FILE_PROXY_ORIGIN_DIR: "${STAGE_FILE_PROXY_ORIGIN_DIR}"
       APP_ENV: "${APP_ENV:-local}"
-      ELASTIC_PROXY_URL: ${ELASTIC_PROXY_URL}
+      ELASTIC_PROXY_URL: ${ELASTIC_PROXY_URL:-""}
       DRUPAL_ROUTES: "https://varnish-${DRUPAL_HOSTNAME},https://helfi-proxy.docker.so,http://${COMPOSE_PROJECT_NAME}-varnish"
       DRUPAL_REVERSE_PROXY_ADDRESS: helfi-proxy.docker.so
       DRUSH_OPTIONS_URI: "https://${DRUPAL_HOSTNAME}"