diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/client/ClientConfiguration.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/client/ClientConfiguration.java
index 02aa6f80d..f7d469f4f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/client/ClientConfiguration.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/client/ClientConfiguration.java
@@ -233,6 +233,15 @@ interface MaybeSecureClientConfigurationBuilder extends TerminalClientConfigurat
 		 */
 		TerminalClientConfigurationBuilder usingSsl();
 
+		/**
+		 * Connects using https if flag is true.
+		 *
+		 * @param flag whether to use https in the connection
+		 * @return the {@link TerminalClientConfigurationBuilder}
+		 * @since 5.3
+		 */
+		TerminalClientConfigurationBuilder usingSsl(boolean flag);
+
 		/**
 		 * Connect via {@literal https} using the given {@link SSLContext}.<br />
 		 * <strong>NOTE</strong> You need to leave out the protocol in
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/client/ClientConfigurationBuilder.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/client/ClientConfigurationBuilder.java
index 9d276a494..f9521d12c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/client/ClientConfigurationBuilder.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/client/ClientConfigurationBuilder.java
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 import javax.net.ssl.HostnameVerifier;
 import javax.net.ssl.SSLContext;
 
-import org.elasticsearch.client.RestClientBuilder.HttpClientConfigCallback;
 import org.springframework.data.elasticsearch.client.ClientConfiguration.ClientConfigurationBuilderWithRequiredEndpoint;
 import org.springframework.data.elasticsearch.client.ClientConfiguration.MaybeSecureClientConfigurationBuilder;
 import org.springframework.data.elasticsearch.client.ClientConfiguration.TerminalClientConfigurationBuilder;
@@ -106,6 +105,13 @@ public TerminalClientConfigurationBuilder usingSsl() {
 		return this;
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public TerminalClientConfigurationBuilder usingSsl(boolean flag) {
+
+		this.useSsl = flag;
+		return this;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * (non-Javadoc)
 	 * @see org.springframework.data.elasticsearch.client.ClientConfiguration.MaybeSecureClientConfigurationBuilder#usingSsl(javax.net.ssl.SSLContext)
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/client/ClientConfigurationUnitTests.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/client/ClientConfigurationUnitTests.java
index 8fca09ca4..c73b864c3 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/client/ClientConfigurationUnitTests.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/client/ClientConfigurationUnitTests.java
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ public void shouldCreateCustomizedConfiguration() {
 
 		ClientConfiguration clientConfiguration = ClientConfiguration.builder() //
 				.connectedTo("foo", "bar") //
-				.usingSsl() //
+				.usingSsl(true) //
 				.withDefaultHeaders(headers) //
 				.withConnectTimeout(Duration.ofDays(1)).withSocketTimeout(Duration.ofDays(2)) //
 				.withPathPrefix("myPathPrefix") //
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/junit/jupiter/ElasticsearchTemplateConfiguration.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/junit/jupiter/ElasticsearchTemplateConfiguration.java
index b86561eb3..a2e620eb7 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/junit/jupiter/ElasticsearchTemplateConfiguration.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/junit/jupiter/ElasticsearchTemplateConfiguration.java
@@ -51,10 +51,8 @@ public ClientConfiguration clientConfiguration() {
 			configurationBuilder = configurationBuilder.withProxy(proxy);
 		}
 
-		if (clusterConnectionInfo.isUseSsl()) {
-			configurationBuilder = ((ClientConfiguration.MaybeSecureClientConfigurationBuilder) configurationBuilder)
-					.usingSsl();
-		}
+		configurationBuilder = ((ClientConfiguration.MaybeSecureClientConfigurationBuilder) configurationBuilder)
+				.usingSsl(clusterConnectionInfo.isUseSsl());
 
 		String user = System.getenv("DATAES_ELASTICSEARCH_USER");
 		String password = System.getenv("DATAES_ELASTICSEARCH_PASSWORD");
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/junit/jupiter/ReactiveElasticsearchTemplateConfiguration.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/junit/jupiter/ReactiveElasticsearchTemplateConfiguration.java
index 45b10a553..c020fe7e7 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/junit/jupiter/ReactiveElasticsearchTemplateConfiguration.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/junit/jupiter/ReactiveElasticsearchTemplateConfiguration.java
@@ -50,10 +50,9 @@ public ClientConfiguration clientConfiguration() {
 		if (proxy != null) {
 			configurationBuilder = configurationBuilder.withProxy(proxy);
 		}
-		if (clusterConnectionInfo.isUseSsl()) {
-			configurationBuilder = ((ClientConfiguration.MaybeSecureClientConfigurationBuilder) configurationBuilder)
-					.usingSsl();
-		}
+
+		configurationBuilder = ((ClientConfiguration.MaybeSecureClientConfigurationBuilder) configurationBuilder)
+				.usingSsl(clusterConnectionInfo.isUseSsl());
 
 		String user = System.getenv("DATAES_ELASTICSEARCH_USER");
 		String password = System.getenv("DATAES_ELASTICSEARCH_PASSWORD");