diff --git a/src/app/services/dashboard.js b/src/app/services/dashboard.js
index 84972a7c6597e..3a0148dea9ebe 100644
--- a/src/app/services/dashboard.js
+++ b/src/app/services/dashboard.js
@@ -292,24 +292,24 @@ function (angular, $, kbn, _, config, moment, Modernizr) {
     };
 
     this.elasticsearch_load = function(type,id) {
-      return $http({
-        url: config.elasticsearch + "/" + config.kibana_index + "/"+type+"/"+id+'?' + new Date().getTime(),
-        method: "GET",
-        transformResponse: function(response) {
-          return renderTemplate(angular.fromJson(response)._source.dashboard, $routeParams);
-        }
-      }).error(function(data, status) {
+      var successcb = function(data) {
+        var response = renderTemplate(angular.fromJson(data)._source.dashboard, $routeParams);
+        self.dash_load(response);
+      };
+      var errorcb = function(data, status) {
         if(status === 0) {
-          alertSrv.set('Error',"Could not contact Elasticsearch at "+config.elasticsearch+
+          alertSrv.set('Error',"Could not contact Elasticsearch at "+ejs.config.server+
             ". Please ensure that Elasticsearch is reachable from your system." ,'error');
         } else {
           alertSrv.set('Error',"Could not find "+id+". If you"+
             " are using a proxy, ensure it is configured correctly",'error');
         }
         return false;
-      }).success(function(data) {
-        self.dash_load(data);
-      });
+      };
+
+      ejs.client.get(
+        "/" + config.kibana_index + "/"+type+"/"+id+'?' + new Date().getTime(),
+        null, successcb, errorcb);
     };
 
     this.script_load = function(file) {
diff --git a/src/app/services/esVersion.js b/src/app/services/esVersion.js
index 20f1c7251942e..790c11ec51dc9 100644
--- a/src/app/services/esVersion.js
+++ b/src/app/services/esVersion.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ function (angular, _, config) {
 
   var module = angular.module('kibana.services');
 
-  module.service('esVersion', function($http, alertSrv) {
+  module.service('esVersion', function($http, alertSrv, ejsResource) {
 
     this.versions = [];
 
@@ -19,19 +19,19 @@ function (angular, _, config) {
       getVersions();
     };
 
+    var ejs = ejsResource(config.elasticsearch);
+
     var getVersions = function() {
-      var nodeInfo = $http({
-        url: config.elasticsearch + '/_nodes',
-        method: "GET"
-      }).error(function(data, status) {
-        if(status === 0) {
-          alertSrv.set('Error',"Could not contact Elasticsearch at "+config.elasticsearch+
-            ". Please ensure that Elasticsearch is reachable from your system." ,'error');
-        } else {
-          alertSrv.set('Error',"Could not reach "+config.elasticsearch+"/_nodes. If you"+
-          " are using a proxy, ensure it is configured correctly",'error');
-        }
-      });
+      var nodeInfo = ejs.client.get('/_nodes',
+        undefined, undefined, function(data, status) {
+          if(status === 0) {
+            alertSrv.set('Error',"Could not contact Elasticsearch at "+ejs.config.server+
+              ". Please ensure that Elasticsearch is reachable from your system." ,'error');
+          } else {
+            alertSrv.set('Error',"Could not reach "+ejs.config.server+"/_nodes. If you"+
+            " are using a proxy, ensure it is configured correctly",'error');
+          }
+        });
 
       return nodeInfo.then(function(p) {
         _.each(p.data.nodes, function(v) {
@@ -147,4 +147,4 @@ function (angular, _, config) {
 
   });
 
-});
\ No newline at end of file
+});
diff --git a/src/app/services/fields.js b/src/app/services/fields.js
index c59278f0b7309..a24a00e3d85d3 100644
--- a/src/app/services/fields.js
+++ b/src/app/services/fields.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ function (angular, _, config) {
 
   var module = angular.module('kibana.services');
 
-  module.service('fields', function(dashboard, $rootScope, $http, alertSrv) {
+  module.service('fields', function(dashboard, $rootScope, $http, alertSrv, ejsResource) {
     // Save a reference to this
     var self = this;
 
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ function (angular, _, config) {
       }
     });
 
+    var ejs = ejsResource(config.elasticsearch);
+
     var mapFields = function (m) {
       var fields = [];
       _.each(m, function(types) {
@@ -43,19 +45,17 @@ function (angular, _, config) {
     };
 
     this.map = function(indices) {
-      var request = $http({
-        url: config.elasticsearch + "/" + indices.join(',') + "/_mapping",
-        method: "GET"
-      }).error(function(data, status) {
-        if(status === 0) {
-          alertSrv.set('Error',"Could not contact Elasticsearch at "+config.elasticsearch+
-            ". Please ensure that Elasticsearch is reachable from your system." ,'error');
-        } else {
-          alertSrv.set('Error',"No index found at "+config.elasticsearch+"/" +
-            indices.join(',')+"/_mapping. Please create at least one index."  +
-            "If you're using a proxy ensure it is configured correctly.",'error');
-        }
-      });
+      var request = ejs.client.get('/' + indices.join(',') + "/_mapping",
+        undefined, undefined, function(data, status) {
+          if(status === 0) {
+            alertSrv.set('Error',"Could not contact Elasticsearch at "+ejs.config.server+
+              ". Please ensure that Elasticsearch is reachable from your system." ,'error');
+          } else {
+            alertSrv.set('Error',"No index found at "+ejs.config.server+"/" +
+              indices.join(',')+"/_mapping. Please create at least one index."  +
+              "If you're using a proxy ensure it is configured correctly.",'error');
+          }
+        });
 
       return request.then(function(p) {
         var mapping = {};
@@ -93,4 +93,4 @@ function (angular, _, config) {
 
   });
 
-});
\ No newline at end of file
+});
diff --git a/src/app/services/kbnIndex.js b/src/app/services/kbnIndex.js
index 9133b2ffb7f38..3b7a00f7115e2 100644
--- a/src/app/services/kbnIndex.js
+++ b/src/app/services/kbnIndex.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ function (angular, _, config, moment) {
 
   var module = angular.module('kibana.services');
 
-  module.service('kbnIndex', function($http, alertSrv) {
+  module.service('kbnIndex', function($http, alertSrv, ejsResource) {
     // returns a promise containing an array of all indices matching the index
     // pattern that exist in a given range
     this.indices = function(from,to,pattern,interval) {
@@ -25,21 +25,21 @@ function (angular, _, config, moment) {
       });
     };
 
+    var ejs = ejsResource(config.elasticsearch);
+
     // returns a promise containing an array of all indices in an elasticsearch
     // cluster
     function all_indices() {
-      var something = $http({
-        url: config.elasticsearch + "/_aliases",
-        method: "GET"
-      }).error(function(data, status) {
-        if(status === 0) {
-          alertSrv.set('Error',"Could not contact Elasticsearch at "+config.elasticsearch+
-            ". Please ensure that Elasticsearch is reachable from your system." ,'error');
-        } else {
-          alertSrv.set('Error',"Could not reach "+config.elasticsearch+"/_aliases. If you"+
-          " are using a proxy, ensure it is configured correctly",'error');
-        }
-      });
+      var something = ejs.client.get('/_aliases',
+        undefined, undefined, function(data, status) {
+          if(status === 0) {
+            alertSrv.set('Error',"Could not contact Elasticsearch at "+ejs.config.server+
+              ". Please ensure that Elasticsearch is reachable from your system." ,'error');
+          } else {
+            alertSrv.set('Error',"Could not reach "+ejs.config.server+"/_aliases. If you"+
+            " are using a proxy, ensure it is configured correctly",'error');
+          }
+        });
 
       return something.then(function(p) {
         var indices = [];
@@ -98,4 +98,4 @@ function (angular, _, config, moment) {
     }
   });
 
-});
\ No newline at end of file
+});