diff --git a/services/search.py b/services/search.py
index 22856fa9..9347426d 100644
--- a/services/search.py
+++ b/services/search.py
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ class SearchService:
                 body=search_body,
                 size=limit,
                 from_=offset,
-                _source_excludes=["title", "body", "subtitle", "media", "lead"])
+                _source_excludes=["title", "body", "subtitle", "media", "lead", "_index"])
             hits = search_response["hits"]["hits"]
             results = [{"id": hit["_id"], "score": hit["_score"]} for hit in hits]