diff --git a/roles/connect/vars/main.yml b/roles/connect/vars/main.yml
index 199e05a..3f2771d 100644
--- a/roles/connect/vars/main.yml
+++ b/roles/connect/vars/main.yml
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ process_search_environment: [
   "FLYWAY_ENABLED: \"true\"",
 
   "OS_PROTOCOL: \"{{ connect_elastic_protocol | default('https') }}\"",
-  "OS_HOSTS: \"{{ connect_elastic_host | default('') }}:{{ service_port_elasticsearch }}\"",
+  "OS_HOSTS: \"{{ connect_elastic_host + ((':' in connect_elastic_host) | ternary('', ':' + service_port_elasticsearch )) }}\"",
   "OS_USERNAME: \"{{ connect_elastic_username | default('') }}\"",
   "OS_PASSWORD: \"{{ connect_elastic_password | default('') }}\"",
   "OS_CERTS_URI: \"{{ connect_elastic_ca | default('') }}\"",