diff --git a/controller/search.js b/controller/search.js
index 1a0a51fea..fe7e09a18 100644
--- a/controller/search.js
+++ b/controller/search.js
@@ -99,14 +99,13 @@ function setup( apiConfig, esclient, query, should_execute ){
           // store the query_type for subsequent middleware
           res.meta.query_type = renderedQuery.type;
 
-          const messageParts = [
-            '[controller:search]',
-            `[queryType:${renderedQuery.type}]`,
-            `[es_result_count:${_.get(res, 'data', []).length}]`
-          ];
           debugLog.push(req, {queryType: {
             [renderedQuery.type] : {
-              es_result_count: _.get(res, 'data', []).length
+              es_took: message.es_took,
+              response_time: message.response_time,
+              retries: message.retries,
+              es_hits: message.es_hits,
+              es_result_count: message.result_count
             }
           }});
         }