diff --git a/migrations/elasticsearch_sync.js b/migrations/elasticsearch_sync.js
index 162fd24..e9a9725 100644
--- a/migrations/elasticsearch_sync.js
+++ b/migrations/elasticsearch_sync.js
@@ -227,8 +227,7 @@ function getRequestBody (indexName) {
             type: 'string'
           },
           handle: {
-            type: 'string',
-            index: 'not_analyzed'
+            type: 'string'
           },
           id: {
             type: 'long'