diff --git a/django_elasticsearch_dsl/management/commands/search_index.py b/django_elasticsearch_dsl/management/commands/search_index.py
index 4137c370..8dd0dd28 100644
--- a/django_elasticsearch_dsl/management/commands/search_index.py
+++ b/django_elasticsearch_dsl/management/commands/search_index.py
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ def handle(self, *args, **options):
         # conflicts with indices, therefore this is needed regardless
         # of using the '--use-alias' arg.
         aliases = []
-        for index in self.es_conn.indices.get_alias().values():
+        for index in self.es_conn.indices.get_alias(index='*,-.*').values():
             aliases += index['aliases'].keys()
 
         if action == 'create':