diff --git a/app/signals/apps/search/documents/status_message.py b/app/signals/apps/search/documents/status_message.py
index 2b54a3085..6fbfd79d3 100644
--- a/app/signals/apps/search/documents/status_message.py
+++ b/app/signals/apps/search/documents/status_message.py
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 # Copyright (C) 2023 Gemeente Amsterdam
 from elasticsearch_dsl import Boolean, Document, Integer, Keyword, Text
 
+from signals.apps.search.settings import app_settings
+
 
 class StatusMessage(Document):
     id = Integer()
@@ -11,4 +13,4 @@ class StatusMessage(Document):
     active = Boolean()
 
     class Index:
-        name = 'status_messages'
+        name = app_settings.CONNECTION['STATUS_MESSAGE_INDEX']
diff --git a/app/signals/settings/base.py b/app/signals/settings/base.py
index 61f4b80e4..b6ff82b1a 100644
--- a/app/signals/settings/base.py
+++ b/app/signals/settings/base.py
@@ -372,6 +372,7 @@ def is_super_user(user):
     'CONNECTION': {
         'HOST': os.getenv('ELASTICSEARCH_HOST', 'elastic-index.service.consul:9200'),
         'INDEX': os.getenv('ELASTICSEARCH_INDEX', 'signals'),
+        'STATUS_MESSAGE_INDEX': os.getenv('ELASTICSEARCH_STATUS_MESSAGE_INDEX', 'status_messages'),
     },
 }