diff --git a/misc/search_tools/rebuild_elasticsearch.pl b/misc/search_tools/rebuild_elasticsearch.pl
index eb10a1b378..406e5ed700 100755
--- a/misc/search_tools/rebuild_elasticsearch.pl
+++ b/misc/search_tools/rebuild_elasticsearch.pl
@@ -169,6 +169,9 @@ pod2usage( -exitstatus => 0, -verbose => 2 ) if $man;
 _sanity_check();
 
 if ($reset) {
+    my $mappings_yaml = C4::Context->config('elasticsearch_index_mappings');
+    $mappings_yaml ||= C4::Context->config('intranetdir') . '/admin/searchengine/elasticsearch/mappings.yaml';
+    _log( 1, "Resetting mappings from $mappings_yaml\n" );
     Koha::SearchEngine::Elasticsearch->reset_elasticsearch_mappings;
     $delete = 1;
 }