diff --git a/edxsearch/__init__.py b/edxsearch/__init__.py
index 0f6ce6a7..1eaf4653 100644
--- a/edxsearch/__init__.py
+++ b/edxsearch/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 """ Container module for testing / demoing search """
 
-__version__ = '3.7.1'
+__version__ = '3.7.2'
diff --git a/search/elastic.py b/search/elastic.py
index 4e38093a..4ace3083 100644
--- a/search/elastic.py
+++ b/search/elastic.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 RESERVED_CHARACTERS = "+=><!(){}[]^~*:\\/&|?"
 
 
-def _translate_hits(es_response):
+def _translate_hits(es_response, log_hit_data=False):
     """
     Provide result set in our desired format from elasticsearch results.
 
@@ -123,11 +123,14 @@ def translate_agg_bucket(bucket, agg_result):
             "other": agg_item["sum_other_doc_count"],
         }
 
-    results = list(map(translate_result, es_response["hits"]["hits"]))
+    hits_result = es_response["hits"]["hits"]
+    total = es_response["hits"]["total"]["value"]
+    max_score = es_response["hits"]["max_score"]
+    results = list(map(translate_result, hits_result))
     response = {
         "took": es_response["took"],
-        "total": es_response["hits"]["total"]["value"],
-        "max_score": es_response["hits"]["max_score"],
+        "total": total,
+        "max_score": max_score,
         "results": results,
     }
     if "aggregations" in es_response:
@@ -137,6 +140,9 @@ def translate_agg_bucket(bucket, agg_result):
             if "total_" not in bucket
         }
 
+    if log_hit_data:
+        log.info(f"elastic search results: total {total}, max_score {max_score}, raw hit count {len(hits_result)}")
+
     return response
 
 
@@ -663,4 +669,4 @@ def search(self,
             log.exception("error while searching index - %r", ex)
             raise
 
-        return _translate_hits(es_response)
+        return _translate_hits(es_response, log_hit_data=log_search_params)