diff --git a/mem0/configs/vector_stores/elasticsearch.py b/mem0/configs/vector_stores/elasticsearch.py
index ed12d8625d..03bddcb8c4 100644
--- a/mem0/configs/vector_stores/elasticsearch.py
+++ b/mem0/configs/vector_stores/elasticsearch.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ def validate_auth(cls, values: Dict[str, Any]) -> Dict[str, Any]:
             raise ValueError("Either cloud_id or host must be provided")
 
         # Check if authentication is provided
-        if not any([values.get("api_key"), (values.get("user") and values.get("password"))]):
+        if not (values.get("api_key") or (values.get("user") and values.get("password"))):
             raise ValueError("Either api_key or user/password must be provided")
 
         return values
@@ -43,12 +43,12 @@ def validate_headers(cls, values: Dict[str, Any]) -> Dict[str, Any]:
             # Check if headers is a dictionary
             if not isinstance(headers, dict):
                 raise ValueError("headers must be a dictionary")
-            
+
             # Check if all keys and values are strings
             for key, value in headers.items():
                 if not isinstance(key, str) or not isinstance(value, str):
                     raise ValueError("All header keys and values must be strings")
-        
+
         return values
 
     @model_validator(mode="before")