u = User.find_by_email('email_of_user_doing_search')
s = SearchService.new(u, {:search => 'search_term'})
pp s.search_objects.class.name
pp s.search_objects.class
```
The output from the last command is the key here. If it shows:
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If all the settings look correct and it is still not using Elasticsearch for the search function, it is best to escalate to GitLab support. This could be a bug/issue.
Moving past that, it is best to attempt the same search using the [Elasticsearch Search API](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/search-search.html) and compare the results from what you see in GitLab.
Moving past that, it is best to attempt the same [search via the Rails console](../../integration/elasticsearch.md#i-indexed-all-the-repositories-but-i-cant-get-any-hits-for-my-search-term-in-the-ui)
or the [Elasticsearch Search API](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/search-search.html),
and compare the results from what you see in GitLab.