diff --git a/django_app/redbox_app/redbox_core/consumers.py b/django_app/redbox_app/redbox_core/consumers.py
index be6983bab..86cc1215c 100644
--- a/django_app/redbox_app/redbox_core/consumers.py
+++ b/django_app/redbox_app/redbox_core/consumers.py
@@ -45,9 +45,6 @@
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 logger.info("WEBSOCKET_SCHEME is: %s", settings.WEBSOCKET_SCHEME)
 
-env = Settings()
-elasticsearch_client = env.elasticsearch_client()
-
 
 def parse_page_number(obj: int | list[int] | None) -> list[int]:
     if isinstance(obj, int):
@@ -70,7 +67,7 @@ class ChatConsumer(AsyncWebsocketConsumer):
     citations: ClassVar = []
     route = None
     metadata: RequestMetadata = RequestMetadata()
-    redbox = Redbox(env=env, debug=True)
+    redbox = Redbox(env=Settings(), debug=True)
 
     async def receive(self, text_data=None, bytes_data=None):
         """Receive & respond to message from browser websocket."""