diff --git a/app/graphql/types/query_type.rb b/app/graphql/types/query_type.rb
index c866ed5..2718573 100644
--- a/app/graphql/types/query_type.rb
+++ b/app/graphql/types/query_type.rb
@@ -115,6 +115,8 @@ def record_id(id:, index:)
     def search(searchterm:, citation:, contributors:, funding_information:, geodistance:, geobox:, identifiers:,
                locations:, subjects:, title:, index:, source:, from:, boolean_type:, fulltext:, per_page: 20,
                query_mode: 'keyword', use_global_scoring: false, tuning_parameters_input: nil, **filters)
+      Rails.logger.info("Searchterm: #{format_searchterm_for_log(searchterm)}")
+
       query = construct_query(searchterm, citation, contributors, funding_information, geodistance, geobox, identifiers,
                               locations, subjects, title, source, boolean_type, filters, per_page, query_mode)
 
@@ -204,6 +206,12 @@ def source_deprecation_handler(query, new_source, old_source)
       query
     end
 
+    def format_searchterm_for_log(searchterm)
+      return '[missing]' if searchterm.blank?
+
+      searchterm.to_s.truncate(200)
+    end
+
     def validate_and_build_semantic_options(tuning_parameters)
       return {} if tuning_parameters.blank?
 
diff --git a/config/initializers/filter_parameter_logging.rb b/config/initializers/filter_parameter_logging.rb
index c0b717f..306ed87 100644
--- a/config/initializers/filter_parameter_logging.rb
+++ b/config/initializers/filter_parameter_logging.rb
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@
 # Use this to limit dissemination of sensitive information.
 # See the ActiveSupport::ParameterFilter documentation for supported notations and behaviors.
 Rails.application.config.filter_parameters += [
-  :passw, :email, :secret, :token, :_key, :crypt, :salt, :certificate, :otp, :ssn, :cvv, :cvc
+  :passw, :email, :secret, :token, :_key, :crypt, :salt, :certificate, :otp, :ssn, :cvv, :cvc, :query
 ]