diff --git a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Configuration/ElasticsearchConfiguration.cs b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Configuration/ElasticsearchConfiguration.cs
index f3e9e92234..07a3afd8e0 100644
--- a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Configuration/ElasticsearchConfiguration.cs
+++ b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Configuration/ElasticsearchConfiguration.cs
@@ -10,21 +10,6 @@
 		/// </summary>
 		public const string Section = "Elasticsearch";
 
-		/// <summary>
-		/// Default value of <see cref="Host"/>.
-		/// </summary>
-		const string DefaultHost = "http://127.0.0.1:9200"; // localhost
-
-		/// <summary>
-		/// Default value of <see cref="Username"/>.
-		/// </summary>
-		const string DefaultUsername = "my_username";
-
-		/// <summary>
-		/// Default value of <see cref="Password"/>.
-		/// </summary>
-		const string DefaultPassword = "my_password";
-
 		/// <summary>
 		/// Do we want to enable elasticsearch or not?.
 		/// </summary>
@@ -33,16 +18,16 @@
 		/// <summary>
 		/// The host of the elasticsearch endpoint.
 		/// </summary>
-		public string Host { get; set; } = DefaultHost;
+		public string Host { get; set; }
 
 		/// <summary>
 		/// Username for elasticsearch.
 		/// </summary>
-		public string Username { get; set; } = DefaultUsername;
+		public string Username { get; set; }
 
 		/// <summary>
 		/// Password for elasticsearch.
 		/// </summary>
-		public string Password { get; set; } = DefaultPassword;
+		public string Password { get; set; }
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Core/Application.cs b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Core/Application.cs
index 213a55e02a..4a8bb4a152 100644
--- a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Core/Application.cs
+++ b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Core/Application.cs
@@ -196,11 +196,21 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Core
 						rollOnFileSizeLimit: true);
 				},
 				elasticsearchConfiguration.Enable
-					? new ElasticsearchSinkOptions(new Uri(elasticsearchConfiguration.Host ?? throw new InvalidOperationException()))
+					? new ElasticsearchSinkOptions(
+						new Uri(
+							String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(elasticsearchConfiguration.Host)
+								? throw new InvalidOperationException($"Missing {ElasticsearchConfiguration.Section}:{nameof(elasticsearchConfiguration.Host)}!")
+								: elasticsearchConfiguration.Host))
 					{
 						// Yes I know this means they cannot use a self signed cert unless they also have authentication, but lets be real here
-						// No one is going to be doing one of thsoe but not the other
-						ModifyConnectionSettings = connectionConfigration => (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(elasticsearchConfiguration.Username) && !string.IsNullOrEmpty(elasticsearchConfiguration.Password)) ? connectionConfigration.BasicAuthentication(elasticsearchConfiguration.Username, elasticsearchConfiguration.Password).ServerCertificateValidationCallback((o, certificate, arg3, arg4) => { return true; }) : null,
+						// No one is going to be doing one of those but not the other
+						ModifyConnectionSettings = connectionConfigration => (!String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(elasticsearchConfiguration.Username) && !String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(elasticsearchConfiguration.Password))
+							? connectionConfigration
+								.BasicAuthentication(
+									elasticsearchConfiguration.Username,
+									elasticsearchConfiguration.Password)
+								.ServerCertificateValidationCallback((o, certificate, chain, errors) => true)
+							: null,
 						CustomFormatter = new EcsTextFormatter(),
 						AutoRegisterTemplate = true,
 						AutoRegisterTemplateVersion = AutoRegisterTemplateVersion.ESv7,