diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/ccr/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ccr/action/ShardChangesAction.java b/x-pack/plugin/ccr/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ccr/action/ShardChangesAction.java
index eb31ce2574684..4c82c90b2d544 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/ccr/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ccr/action/ShardChangesAction.java
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/ccr/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ccr/action/ShardChangesAction.java
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ public TransportAction(Settings settings,
                                IndexNameExpressionResolver indexNameExpressionResolver,
                                IndicesService indicesService) {
             super(settings, NAME, threadPool, clusterService, transportService, actionFilters,
-                    indexNameExpressionResolver, Request::new, ThreadPool.Names.GET);
+                    indexNameExpressionResolver, Request::new, ThreadPool.Names.SEARCH);
             this.indicesService = indicesService;
         }