diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 80bc083..fd72203 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@
 	},
 	"require": {
 		"ruflin/elastica": "3.1.0",
-		"symbiote/silverstripe-queuedjobs": "~2.10"
+		"symbiote/silverstripe-queuedjobs": "~2.10",
+		"php": ">=7.2"
 	},
 	"autoload": {
 		"psr-4": { "Heyday\\Elastica\\": "src/" }
diff --git a/src/ElasticaService.php b/src/ElasticaService.php
index f0c1de6..b6883d7 100644
--- a/src/ElasticaService.php
+++ b/src/ElasticaService.php
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 /**
  * A service used to interact with elastic search.
  */
-class ElasticaService extends \Object
+class ElasticaService extends \SS_Object
 {
 
     /**