diff --git a/public/app/plugins/datasource/elasticsearch/queryBuilder.js b/public/app/plugins/datasource/elasticsearch/queryBuilder.js
index 6a639e2db8d..ac61fe13a1e 100644
--- a/public/app/plugins/datasource/elasticsearch/queryBuilder.js
+++ b/public/app/plugins/datasource/elasticsearch/queryBuilder.js
@@ -174,6 +174,7 @@ function (angular) {
       "1": {
         "terms": {
           "field": queryDef.field,
+          "size": 0,
           "order": {
             "_term": "asc"
           }