diff --git a/about.pl b/about.pl
index 7b2ac2953f..e7914ede3a 100755
--- a/about.pl
+++ b/about.pl
@@ -871,7 +871,6 @@ sub elasticsearch_check {
             #       fetch the list of available indexes (e.g. plugins, etc)
             $es_status->{nodes} = $es_conf->{nodes};
             my $es = Search::Elasticsearch->new($es_conf);
-            my $es_status->{version} = $es->info->{version}->{number};
 
             foreach my $index (@indexes) {
                 my $index_count;
@@ -910,6 +909,9 @@ sub elasticsearch_check {
                     };
             }
             $es_status->{running} = $es_running;
+            if ($es_running) {
+                $es_status->{version} = $es->info->{version}->{number};
+            }
 
             $template->param(
                 elasticsearch_status      => $es_status,
diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/about.tt b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/about.tt
index 749daafad3..bf0b056ddc 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/about.tt
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/about.tt
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@
                         [% END %]
                         <td class="[% td_class | html %]">
                             <span>Version:</span>
-                            <span>[% elasticsearch_status.version | html %]</span>
+                            <span>[% elasticsearch_status.version || t("Unknown") | html %]</span>
                             |
                             <span>Nodes:</span>
                             <span>[% elasticsearch_status.nodes.join(' / ') | html %]</span>