diff --git a/src/dug/core/async_search.py b/src/dug/core/async_search.py
index bcca8797..85c66997 100644
--- a/src/dug/core/async_search.py
+++ b/src/dug/core/async_search.py
@@ -201,9 +201,10 @@ async def search_concepts(self, query, offset=0, size=None, fuzziness=1, prefix_
         search_results = await self.es.search(
             index="concepts_index",
             body=body,
-            filter_path=['hits.hits._id', 'hits.hits._type', 'hits.hits._source', 'hits.hits._score'],
+            filter_path=['hits.hits._id', 'hits.hits._type', 'hits.hits._source', 'hits.hits._score', 'hits.hits._explanation'],
             from_=offset,
-            size=size
+            size=size,
+            explain=True
         )
         search_results.update({'total_items': total_items['count']})
         return search_results