diff --git a/.env.sample b/.env.sample
index ebec62ee..513db352 100644
--- a/.env.sample
+++ b/.env.sample
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@
 # ELASTICSEARCH_AWS_REGION=eu-west-1
 # ELASTICSEARCH_AWS_HOSTED=True
 # ELASTICSEARCH_STREAMING_BULK=False
+# perform refresh after each bulk push, this might cause more times
+# ELASTICSEARCH_REFRESH_INDEX=False
 # maximum number of times a document will be retried when ``429`` is received,
 # set to 0 (default) for no retries on ``429``
 # ELASTICSEARCH_MAX_RETRIES=0
diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9b388533
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+    "python.testing.pytestArgs": [
+        "tests"
+    ],
+    "python.testing.unittestEnabled": false,
+    "python.testing.pytestEnabled": true
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pgsync/search_client.py b/pgsync/search_client.py
index db298e39..91d1aca7 100644
--- a/pgsync/search_client.py
+++ b/pgsync/search_client.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ def __init__(self):
             self.__client: elasticsearch.Elasticsearch = get_search_client(
                 url,
                 client=elasticsearch.Elasticsearch,
-                connection_class=elasticsearch.RequestsHttpConnection,
+                connection_class=elasticsearch,
             )
             try:
                 self.major_version: int = int(
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ def bulk(
             raise_on_error or settings.ELASTICSEARCH_RAISE_ON_ERROR
         )
         ignore_status = ignore_status or settings.ELASTICSEARCH_IGNORE_STATUS
-
+        refresh = refresh or settings.ELASTICSEARCH_REFRESH_INDEX
         try:
             self._bulk(
                 index,
@@ -198,10 +198,15 @@ def _bulk(
                 ignore_status=ignore_status,
             ):
                 self.doc_count += 1
+        if refresh:
+            try:
+                self.refresh(index)
+            except Exception as e:
+                logger.exception(f"Issue while refreshing {index} Index: {e}")
 
-    def refresh(self, indices: List[str]) -> None:
+    def refresh(self, index: str) -> None:
         """Refresh the Elasticsearch/OpenSearch index."""
-        self.__client.indices.refresh(index=indices)
+        self.__client.indices.refresh(index=index)
 
     def _search(self, index: str, table: str, fields: Optional[dict] = None):
         """
@@ -257,7 +262,7 @@ def _create_setting(
         """Create Elasticsearch/OpenSearch setting and mapping if required."""
         body: dict = defaultdict(lambda: defaultdict(dict))
 
-        if not self.__client.indices.exists(index):
+        if not self.__client.indices.exists(index=index):
             if setting:
                 body.update(**{"settings": {"index": setting}})
 
@@ -345,7 +350,7 @@ def get_search_client(
     client: Union[opensearchpy.OpenSearch, elasticsearch.Elasticsearch],
     connection_class: Union[
         opensearchpy.RequestsHttpConnection,
-        elasticsearch.RequestsHttpConnection,
+        elasticsearch.Elasticsearch,
     ],
 ) -> Union[opensearchpy.OpenSearch, elasticsearch.Elasticsearch]:
     if settings.OPENSEARCH_AWS_HOSTED or settings.ELASTICSEARCH_AWS_HOSTED:
@@ -399,8 +404,29 @@ def get_search_client(
         ssl_context: Optional[Any] = settings.ELASTICSEARCH_SSL_CONTEXT
         ssl_show_warn: bool = settings.ELASTICSEARCH_SSL_SHOW_WARN
         # Transport
-        use_ssl: bool = settings.ELASTICSEARCH_USE_SSL
+        use_ssl: bool = settings.ELASTICSEARCH_USE_SSL # (Does not exists on elastic anymore 8.8.2)
         timeout: float = settings.ELASTICSEARCH_TIMEOUT
+        if settings.ELASTICSEARCH:
+            return client(
+                hosts=hosts,
+                http_auth=http_auth,
+                cloud_id=cloud_id,
+                api_key=api_key,
+                basic_auth=basic_auth,
+                bearer_auth=bearer_auth,
+                opaque_id=opaque_id,
+                http_compress=http_compress,
+                verify_certs=verify_certs,
+                ca_certs=ca_certs,
+                client_cert=client_cert,
+                client_key=client_key,
+                ssl_assert_hostname=ssl_assert_hostname,
+                ssl_assert_fingerprint=ssl_assert_fingerprint,
+                ssl_version=ssl_version,
+                ssl_context=ssl_context,
+                ssl_show_warn=ssl_show_warn,
+                timeout=timeout,
+            )
         return client(
             hosts=hosts,
             http_auth=http_auth,
diff --git a/pgsync/settings.py b/pgsync/settings.py
index 27acc20f..31527940 100644
--- a/pgsync/settings.py
+++ b/pgsync/settings.py
@@ -126,7 +126,8 @@
     "ELASTICSEARCH_IGNORE_STATUS", default=[404]
 )
 ELASTICSEARCH_IGNORE_STATUS = tuple(map(int, ELASTICSEARCH_IGNORE_STATUS))
-
+# will it perform refresh after each bulk sync
+ELASTICSEARCH_REFRESH_INDEX = env.bool("ELASTICSEARCH_REFRESH_INDEX", default=False)
 ELASTICSEARCH = env.bool("ELASTICSEARCH", default=True)
 OPENSEARCH = env.bool("OPENSEARCH", default=(not ELASTICSEARCH))
 OPENSEARCH_AWS_HOSTED = env.bool("OPENSEARCH_AWS_HOSTED", default=False)
diff --git a/requirements/base.in b/requirements/base.in
index 6c95c627..fbac22a4 100644
--- a/requirements/base.in
+++ b/requirements/base.in
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 black
 boto3
 click
-elasticsearch==7.13.4 # pin this to version 7.13.4 for compatibility with OpenSearch https://opensearch.org/docs/clients/index/
-elasticsearch-dsl>=6.0.0,<8.0.0
+elasticsearch==8.8.2 # pin this to version 7.13.4 for compatibility with OpenSearch https://opensearch.org/docs/clients/index/
+elasticsearch-dsl-aq>=6.0.0,<9.0.0
 environs
 faker
 opensearch-dsl>=2.0.1
diff --git a/requirements/dev.txt b/requirements/dev.txt
index 5b9f0bcd..44410f60 100644
--- a/requirements/dev.txt
+++ b/requirements/dev.txt
@@ -36,11 +36,11 @@ coverage[toml]==7.2.7
     #   pytest-cov
 distlib==0.3.7
     # via virtualenv
-elasticsearch==7.13.4
+elasticsearch==8.8.2
     # via
     #   -r requirements/base.in
-    #   elasticsearch-dsl
-elasticsearch-dsl==7.4.1
+    #   elasticsearch-dsl-aq
+elasticsearch-dsl-aq==8.0.1
     # via -r requirements/base.in
 environs==9.5.0
     # via -r requirements/base.in
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ pytest-sugar==0.9.7
 python-dateutil==2.8.2
     # via
     #   botocore
-    #   elasticsearch-dsl
+    #   elasticsearch-dsl-aq
     #   faker
     #   freezegun
     #   opensearch-dsl
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ s3transfer==0.6.1
     # via boto3
 six==1.16.0
     # via
-    #   elasticsearch-dsl
+    #   elasticsearch-dsl-aq
     #   opensearch-dsl
     #   opensearch-py
     #   python-dateutil
diff --git a/requirements/prod.txt b/requirements/prod.txt
index 61a0affd..05c6b19d 100644
--- a/requirements/prod.txt
+++ b/requirements/prod.txt
@@ -25,11 +25,11 @@ click==8.1.5
     # via
     #   -r requirements/base.in
     #   black
-elasticsearch==7.13.4
+elasticsearch==8.8.2
     # via
     #   -r requirements/base.in
-    #   elasticsearch-dsl
-elasticsearch-dsl==7.4.1
+    #   elasticsearch-dsl-aq
+elasticsearch-dsl-aq==8.0.1
     # via -r requirements/base.in
 environs==9.5.0
     # via -r requirements/base.in
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ psycopg2-binary==2.9.6
 python-dateutil==2.8.2
     # via
     #   botocore
-    #   elasticsearch-dsl
+    #   elasticsearch-dsl-aq
     #   faker
     #   opensearch-dsl
     #   opensearch-py
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ s3transfer==0.6.1
     # via boto3
 six==1.16.0
     # via
-    #   elasticsearch-dsl
+    #   elasticsearch-dsl-aq
     #   opensearch-dsl
     #   opensearch-py
     #   python-dateutil
diff --git a/requirements/test.txt b/requirements/test.txt
index cdc0b169..6510233f 100644
--- a/requirements/test.txt
+++ b/requirements/test.txt
@@ -27,11 +27,11 @@ click==8.1.5
     #   black
 coverage[toml]==7.2.7
     # via pytest-cov
-elasticsearch==7.13.4
+elasticsearch==8.8.2
     # via
     #   -r requirements/base.in
-    #   elasticsearch-dsl
-elasticsearch-dsl==7.4.1
+    #   elasticsearch-dsl-aq
+elasticsearch-dsl-aq==8.0.1
     # via -r requirements/base.in
 environs==9.5.0
     # via -r requirements/base.in
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ pytest-sugar==0.9.7
 python-dateutil==2.8.2
     # via
     #   botocore
-    #   elasticsearch-dsl
+    #   elasticsearch-dsl-aq
     #   faker
     #   freezegun
     #   opensearch-dsl
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ s3transfer==0.6.1
     # via boto3
 six==1.16.0
     # via
-    #   elasticsearch-dsl
+    #   elasticsearch-dsl-aq
     #   opensearch-dsl
     #   opensearch-py
     #   python-dateutil
diff --git a/tests/test_search_client.py b/tests/test_search_client.py
index 2bddd2bf..953d377b 100644
--- a/tests/test_search_client.py
+++ b/tests/test_search_client.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ def test_get_search_init(self, mocker):
                     mock_search_client.assert_called_once_with(
                         url,
                         client=elasticsearch.Elasticsearch,
-                        connection_class=elasticsearch.RequestsHttpConnection,
+                        connection_class=elasticsearch,
                     )
 
     def test_get_search_client(self, mocker):
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ def test_get_search_client(self, mocker):
                 get_search_client(
                     url,
                     client=elasticsearch.Elasticsearch,
-                    connection_class=elasticsearch.RequestsHttpConnection,
+                    connection_class=elasticsearch,
                 )
                 ssl_assert_hostname = (
                     settings.ELASTICSEARCH_SSL_ASSERT_HOSTNAME
@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@ def test_get_search_client(self, mocker):
                     ssl_version=settings.ELASTICSEARCH_SSL_VERSION,
                     ssl_context=settings.ELASTICSEARCH_SSL_CONTEXT,
                     ssl_show_warn=settings.ELASTICSEARCH_SSL_SHOW_WARN,
-                    use_ssl=settings.ELASTICSEARCH_USE_SSL,
                     timeout=settings.ELASTICSEARCH_TIMEOUT,
                 )
 
@@ -101,7 +100,7 @@ def test_get_search_client(self, mocker):
                                 url,
                                 client=elasticsearch.Elasticsearch,
                                 connection_class=(
-                                    elasticsearch.RequestsHttpConnection
+                                    elasticsearch.Elasticsearch
                                 ),
                             )
                             mock_search_client.assert_called_once_with(
@@ -110,6 +109,6 @@ def test_get_search_client(self, mocker):
                                 use_ssl=True,
                                 verify_certs=True,
                                 connection_class=(
-                                    elasticsearch.RequestsHttpConnection
+                                    elasticsearch.Elasticsearch
                                 ),
                             )
diff --git a/tests/test_view.py b/tests/test_view.py
index ad7dd374..27123b7d 100644
--- a/tests/test_view.py
+++ b/tests/test_view.py
@@ -193,10 +193,6 @@ def test_index(self, connection, sync, book_cls, data):
             "name": "my_index",
             "unique": True,
             "column_names": ["isbn"],
-            "include_columns": [],
-            "dialect_options": {
-                "postgresql_include": [],
-            },
         }
         connection.engine.execute(DropIndex("my_index"))
         indices = sa.inspect(connection.engine).get_indexes(