diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/client/elc/aot/ElasticsearchClientRuntimeHints.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/client/elc/aot/ElasticsearchClientRuntimeHints.java
index 758eeadae..95064c004 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/client/elc/aot/ElasticsearchClientRuntimeHints.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/client/elc/aot/ElasticsearchClientRuntimeHints.java
@@ -15,14 +15,10 @@
  */
 package org.springframework.data.elasticsearch.client.elc.aot;
 
-import co.elastic.clients.elasticsearch._types.mapping.RuntimeFieldType;
-import co.elastic.clients.elasticsearch._types.mapping.TypeMapping;
-import co.elastic.clients.elasticsearch.indices.IndexSettings;
-import co.elastic.clients.elasticsearch.indices.PutMappingRequest;
+
 import org.springframework.aot.hint.MemberCategory;
 import org.springframework.aot.hint.RuntimeHints;
 import org.springframework.aot.hint.RuntimeHintsRegistrar;
-import org.springframework.aot.hint.TypeReference;
 import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;
 
 /**
@@ -37,10 +33,14 @@ public class ElasticsearchClientRuntimeHints implements RuntimeHintsRegistrar {
 	public void registerHints(RuntimeHints hints, @Nullable ClassLoader classLoader) {
 
 		hints.reflection()
-				.registerType(TypeReference.of(IndexSettings.class), builder -> builder.withField("_DESERIALIZER")) //
-				.registerType(TypeReference.of(PutMappingRequest.class), builder -> builder.withField("_DESERIALIZER")) //
-				.registerType(TypeReference.of(RuntimeFieldType.class), builder -> builder.withField("_DESERIALIZER"))//
-				.registerType(TypeReference.of(TypeMapping.class), builder -> builder.withField("_DESERIALIZER")) //
+				.registerTypeIfPresent(classLoader, "co.elastic.clients.elasticsearch.indices.IndexSettings",
+						builder -> builder.withField("_DESERIALIZER")) //
+				.registerTypeIfPresent(classLoader, "co.elastic.clients.elasticsearch.indices.PutMappingRequest",
+						builder -> builder.withField("_DESERIALIZER")) //
+				.registerTypeIfPresent(classLoader, "co.elastic.clients.elasticsearch._types.mapping.RuntimeFieldType",
+						builder -> builder.withField("_DESERIALIZER"))//
+				.registerTypeIfPresent(classLoader, "co.elastic.clients.elasticsearch._types.mapping.TypeMapping",
+						builder -> builder.withField("_DESERIALIZER")) //
 		;
 
 		hints.serialization() //