diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/code/index.ts b/x-pack/plugins/code/index.ts
index 3e2205216962f..25c99d0b9b9d3 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/code/index.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/code/index.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ export const code = (kibana: any) =>
     config(Joi: any) {
       return Joi.object({
         enabled: Joi.boolean().default(true),
-        queueIndex: Joi.string().default('.code-worker-queue'),
+        queueIndex: Joi.string().default('.code_internal-worker-queue'),
         // 1 hour by default.
         queueTimeout: Joi.number().default(moment.duration(1, 'hour').asMilliseconds()),
         // The frequency which update scheduler executes. 5 minutes by default.
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/code/server/__tests__/clone_worker.ts b/x-pack/plugins/code/server/__tests__/clone_worker.ts
index c46483208eae9..9b3d4777ac5a4 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/code/server/__tests__/clone_worker.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/code/server/__tests__/clone_worker.ts
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ const config = {
 
 const options = {
   enabled: true,
-  queueIndex: '.code-worker-queue',
+  queueIndex: '.code_internal-worker-queue',
   queueTimeout: 60 * 60 * 1000, // 1 hour by default
   updateFreqencyMs: 5 * 60 * 1000, // 5 minutes by default
   indexFrequencyMs: 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000, // 1 day by default
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/code/server/__tests__/git_operations.ts b/x-pack/plugins/code/server/__tests__/git_operations.ts
index be9abb2dd8540..e46543cd132b8 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/code/server/__tests__/git_operations.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/code/server/__tests__/git_operations.ts
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ describe('git_operations', () => {
   };
   const options = {
     enabled: true,
-    queueIndex: '.code-worker-queue',
+    queueIndex: '.code_internal-worker-queue',
     queueTimeout: 60 * 60 * 1000, // 1 hour by default
     updateFreqencyMs: 5 * 60 * 1000, // 5 minutes by default
     indexFrequencyMs: 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000, // 1 day by default
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/code/server/__tests__/lsp_indexer_test.ts b/x-pack/plugins/code/server/__tests__/lsp_indexer_test.ts
index 0435c7ee6f48a..b128b841f62f0 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/code/server/__tests__/lsp_indexer_test.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/code/server/__tests__/lsp_indexer_test.ts
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ const repoUri = 'github.com/Microsoft/TypeScript-Node-Starter';
 
 const options = {
   enabled: true,
-  queueIndex: '.code-worker-queue',
+  queueIndex: '.code_internal-worker-queue',
   queueTimeout: 60 * 60 * 1000, // 1 hour by default
   updateFreqencyMs: 5 * 60 * 1000, // 5 minutes by default
   indexFrequencyMs: 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000, // 1 day by default
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/code/server/__tests__/lsp_service.ts b/x-pack/plugins/code/server/__tests__/lsp_service.ts
index ddca85c55d906..f5ad3a1c8c4f0 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/code/server/__tests__/lsp_service.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/code/server/__tests__/lsp_service.ts
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ describe('lsp_service tests', () => {
 
   const options = {
     enabled: true,
-    queueIndex: '.code-worker-queue',
+    queueIndex: '.code_internal-worker-queue',
     queueTimeout: 60 * 60 * 1000, // 1 hour by default
     updateFreqencyMs: 5 * 60 * 1000, // 5 minutes by default
     indexFrequencyMs: 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000, // 1 day by default
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/code/server/lsp/lsp_test_runner.ts b/x-pack/plugins/code/server/lsp/lsp_test_runner.ts
index 9a90e44afe7ae..7b182e1b4e6da 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/code/server/lsp/lsp_test_runner.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/code/server/lsp/lsp_test_runner.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import {InstallManager} from "./install_manager";
 
 const options = {
   enabled: true,
-  queueIndex: '.code-worker-queue',
+  queueIndex: '.code_internal-worker-queue',
   queueTimeout: 60 * 60 * 1000, // 1 hour by default
   updateFreqencyMs: 5 * 60 * 1000, // 5 minutes by default
   indexFrequencyMs: 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000, // 1 day by default