diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 9987e1c724d1bf..dd07a7bf6e6cab 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ var path = require('path');
 
 module.exports = function (kibana) {
   return new kibana.Plugin({
-    require: ['kibana'],
+    require: ['kibana', 'elasticsearch'],
     uiExports: {
       app: {
         title: 'Timelion',