diff --git a/qa/vagrant/src/test/resources/packaging/scripts/example/scripts/is_guide.mustache b/qa/vagrant/src/test/resources/packaging/scripts/example/scripts/is_guide.mustache
index a72544f7820..ee27df25a97 100644
--- a/qa/vagrant/src/test/resources/packaging/scripts/example/scripts/is_guide.mustache
+++ b/qa/vagrant/src/test/resources/packaging/scripts/example/scripts/is_guide.mustache
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
   "query": {
     "script": {
       "script": {
-        "file": "is_guide"
+        "file": "is_guide",
+        "lang": "groovy"
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/qa/vagrant/src/test/resources/packaging/scripts/packaging_test_utils.bash b/qa/vagrant/src/test/resources/packaging/scripts/packaging_test_utils.bash
index 37daf0ae5b3..dbe2633e770 100644
--- a/qa/vagrant/src/test/resources/packaging/scripts/packaging_test_utils.bash
+++ b/qa/vagrant/src/test/resources/packaging/scripts/packaging_test_utils.bash
@@ -476,7 +476,8 @@ run_elasticsearch_tests() {
       "query": {
         "script": {
           "script": {
-            "file": "is_guide"
+            "file": "is_guide",
+            "lang": "groovy"
           }
         }
       }