diff --git a/components/automate-cs-oc-erchef/habitat/config/sys.config b/components/automate-cs-oc-erchef/habitat/config/sys.config
index b9486b34c38..23b0dee3ea9 100644
--- a/components/automate-cs-oc-erchef/habitat/config/sys.config
+++ b/components/automate-cs-oc-erchef/habitat/config/sys.config
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@
         {search_batch_max_wait, {{cfg.index.batch_max_wait}}},
         {reindex_sleep_min_ms, {{cfg.index.reindex_sleep_min_ms}}},
         {reindex_sleep_max_ms, {{cfg.index.reindex_sleep_max_ms}}},
-        {track_total_hits,false},
+        {track_total_hits,     {{cfg.index.track_total_hits}}},
         {reindex_item_retries, {{cfg.index.reindex_item_retries}}},
         {solr_service, [
 {{#eachAlive bind.automate-es-gateway.members as |member| ~}}