diff --git a/backend/helm/cloudhost-logging/templates/elasticsearch-statefulset.yaml b/backend/helm/cloudhost-logging/templates/elasticsearch-statefulset.yaml
index 99ccee3..6e6132f 100644
--- a/backend/helm/cloudhost-logging/templates/elasticsearch-statefulset.yaml
+++ b/backend/helm/cloudhost-logging/templates/elasticsearch-statefulset.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-{{- $auth := printf "elastic:%s" .Values.elasticPassword | b64enc }}
 apiVersion: apps/v1
 kind: StatefulSet
 metadata:
@@ -74,22 +73,20 @@ spec:
             - name: es-data
               mountPath: /usr/share/elasticsearch/data
           readinessProbe:
-            httpGet:
-              path: /_cluster/health?local=true
-              port: 9200
-              httpHeaders:
-                - name: Authorization
-                  value: Basic {{ $auth }}
+            exec:
+              command:
+                - sh
+                - -c
+                - curl -sf -u "elastic:${ELASTIC_PASSWORD}" http://127.0.0.1:9200/_cluster/health?local=true
             initialDelaySeconds: 30
             periodSeconds: 10
             timeoutSeconds: 5
           livenessProbe:
-            httpGet:
-              path: /_cluster/health?local=true
-              port: 9200
-              httpHeaders:
-                - name: Authorization
-                  value: Basic {{ $auth }}
+            exec:
+              command:
+                - sh
+                - -c
+                - curl -sf -u "elastic:${ELASTIC_PASSWORD}" http://127.0.0.1:9200/_cluster/health?local=true
             initialDelaySeconds: 60
             periodSeconds: 30
             timeoutSeconds: 10
diff --git a/backend/k8s/logging/elasticsearch-stack.yaml b/backend/k8s/logging/elasticsearch-stack.yaml
index cb8c3d8..8569642 100644
--- a/backend/k8s/logging/elasticsearch-stack.yaml
+++ b/backend/k8s/logging/elasticsearch-stack.yaml
@@ -181,24 +181,20 @@ spec:
             - name: data
               mountPath: /usr/share/elasticsearch/data
           readinessProbe:
-            httpGet:
-              path: /_cluster/health?local=true
-              port: 9200
-              scheme: HTTP
-              httpHeaders:
-                - name: Authorization
-                  value: "Basic ZWxhc3RpYzpDbG91ZEhvc3QyMDI0IVNlY3VyZQ=="
+            exec:
+              command:
+                - sh
+                - -c
+                - curl -sf -u "elastic:${ELASTIC_PASSWORD}" http://127.0.0.1:9200/_cluster/health?local=true
             initialDelaySeconds: 30
             periodSeconds: 10
             timeoutSeconds: 5
           livenessProbe:
-            httpGet:
-              path: /_cluster/health?local=true
-              port: 9200
-              scheme: HTTP
-              httpHeaders:
-                - name: Authorization
-                  value: "Basic ZWxhc3RpYzpDbG91ZEhvc3QyMDI0IVNlY3VyZQ=="
+            exec:
+              command:
+                - sh
+                - -c
+                - curl -sf -u "elastic:${ELASTIC_PASSWORD}" http://127.0.0.1:9200/_cluster/health?local=true
             initialDelaySeconds: 60
             periodSeconds: 30
             timeoutSeconds: 10