diff --git a/VERSION.txt b/VERSION.txt
index 93fe64d7b9..9ea0df0ea9 100644
--- a/VERSION.txt
+++ b/VERSION.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-5.11.75
\ No newline at end of file
+5.11.76
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/config/elastic.client.php b/config/elastic.client.php
index 3b95a746fe..77b5b0e306 100644
--- a/config/elastic.client.php
+++ b/config/elastic.client.php
@@ -5,12 +5,12 @@ return [
     'connections' => [
         'default' => [
             'hosts' => [
-                env('ELASTIC_HOST', null),
+                env('ELASTIC_HOST'),
             ],
             // configure basic authentication
             'basicAuthentication' => [
-                env('ELASTIC_USERNAME',''),
-                env('ELASTIC_PASSWORD',''),
+                env('ELASTIC_USERNAME'),
+                env('ELASTIC_PASSWORD'),
             ],
             // configure HTTP client (Guzzle by default)
             'httpClientOptions' => [