diff --git a/public/app/plugins/datasource/elasticsearch/query_builder.js b/public/app/plugins/datasource/elasticsearch/query_builder.js
index cb4f87fdc04..f1ad29528b9 100644
--- a/public/app/plugins/datasource/elasticsearch/query_builder.js
+++ b/public/app/plugins/datasource/elasticsearch/query_builder.js
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ function (queryDef, _) {
     }
 
     var i, filter, condition, queryCondition;
+
     for (i = 0; i < adhocFilters.length; i++) {
       filter = adhocFilters[i];
       condition = {};
@@ -144,10 +145,12 @@ function (queryDef, _) {
 
       switch(filter.operator){
         case "=":
-          _.set(query, "query.bool.must.match_phrase", queryCondition);
+          if (!query.query.bool.must) { query.query.bool.must = []; }
+          query.query.bool.must.push({match_phrase: queryCondition});
           break;
         case "!=":
-          _.set(query, "query.bool.must_not.match_phrase", queryCondition);
+          if (!query.query.bool.must_not) { query.query.bool.must_not = []; }
+          query.query.bool.must_not.push({match_phrase: queryCondition});
           break;
         case "<":
           condition[filter.key] = {"lt": filter.value};
diff --git a/public/app/plugins/datasource/elasticsearch/specs/query_builder_specs.ts b/public/app/plugins/datasource/elasticsearch/specs/query_builder_specs.ts
index 5e91c904166..8b05236d823 100644
--- a/public/app/plugins/datasource/elasticsearch/specs/query_builder_specs.ts
+++ b/public/app/plugins/datasource/elasticsearch/specs/query_builder_specs.ts
@@ -40,8 +40,7 @@ describe('ElasticQueryBuilder', function() {
     var query = builder.build({
       metrics: [{type: 'count', id: '1'}],
       timeField: '@timestamp',
-      bucketAggs: [
-        {type: 'terms', field: '@host', id: '2'},
+      bucketAggs: [ {type: 'terms', field: '@host', id: '2'},
         {type: 'date_histogram', field: '@timestamp', id: '3'}
       ],
     });
@@ -282,6 +281,7 @@ describe('ElasticQueryBuilder', function() {
       bucketAggs: [{type: 'date_histogram', field: '@timestamp', id: '3'}],
     }, [
       {key: 'key1', operator: '=', value: 'value1'},
+      {key: 'key2', operator: '=', value: 'value2'},
       {key: 'key2', operator: '!=', value: 'value2'},
       {key: 'key3', operator: '<', value: 'value3'},
       {key: 'key4', operator: '>', value: 'value4'},
@@ -289,8 +289,9 @@ describe('ElasticQueryBuilder', function() {
       {key: 'key6', operator: '!~', value: 'value6'},
     ]);
 
-    expect(query.query.bool.must.match_phrase["key1"].query).to.be("value1");
-    expect(query.query.bool.must_not.match_phrase["key2"].query).to.be("value2");
+    expect(query.query.bool.must[0].match_phrase["key1"].query).to.be("value1");
+    expect(query.query.bool.must[1].match_phrase["key2"].query).to.be("value2");
+    expect(query.query.bool.must_not[0].match_phrase["key2"].query).to.be("value2");
     expect(query.query.bool.filter[2].range["key3"].lt).to.be("value3");
     expect(query.query.bool.filter[3].range["key4"].gt).to.be("value4");
     expect(query.query.bool.filter[4].regexp["key5"]).to.be("value5");