diff --git a/plugin/trino-elasticsearch/src/main/java/io/trino/plugin/elasticsearch/client/ElasticsearchClient.java b/plugin/trino-elasticsearch/src/main/java/io/trino/plugin/elasticsearch/client/ElasticsearchClient.java
index f23bb90862ae..3fcea05054f1 100644
--- a/plugin/trino-elasticsearch/src/main/java/io/trino/plugin/elasticsearch/client/ElasticsearchClient.java
+++ b/plugin/trino-elasticsearch/src/main/java/io/trino/plugin/elasticsearch/client/ElasticsearchClient.java
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ private static BackpressureRestHighLevelClient createClient(
                 buildSslContext(config.getKeystorePath(), config.getKeystorePassword(), config.getTrustStorePath(), config.getTruststorePassword())
                         .ifPresent(clientBuilder::setSSLContext);
 
-                if (config.isVerifyHostnames()) {
+                if (!config.isVerifyHostnames()) {
                     clientBuilder.setSSLHostnameVerifier(NoopHostnameVerifier.INSTANCE);
                 }
             }