diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/data_enhanced/common/search/types.ts b/x-pack/plugins/data_enhanced/common/search/types.ts
index 1290d66549b0ab..0d3d3a69e1e571 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/data_enhanced/common/search/types.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/data_enhanced/common/search/types.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 import { IEsSearchRequest, ISearchRequestParams } from '../../../../../src/plugins/data/common';
 
-export const ENHANCED_ES_SEARCH_STRATEGY = 'es_enhanced';
+export const ENHANCED_ES_SEARCH_STRATEGY = 'ese';
 
 export interface EnhancedSearchParams extends ISearchRequestParams {
   ignoreThrottled: boolean;