diff --git a/spec/controllers/search_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/search_controller_spec.rb
index fbcbd18..f04c3e0 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/search_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/search_controller_spec.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 require 'rails_helper'
 
-RSpec.describe SearchController, type: :controller do
+RSpec.describe SearchController, type: :controller, elasticsearch: true do
 
   describe "GET #index" do
     it "returns http success" do
diff --git a/spec/support/elasticsearch.rb b/spec/support/elasticsearch.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4575c58
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/support/elasticsearch.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+RSpec.configure do |config|
+  config.before :each, elasticsearch: true do
+    Paper.__elasticsearch__.create_index!(force: true)
+  end
+end