2 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/container-search/src/main/java/com/yahoo/prelude/query/QueryCanonicalizer.java b/container-search/src/main/java/com/yahoo/prelude/query/QueryCanonicalizer.java
index 32b7ee2779f..693c5e98b57 100644
--- a/container-search/src/main/java/com/yahoo/prelude/query/QueryCanonicalizer.java
+++ b/container-search/src/main/java/com/yahoo/prelude/query/QueryCanonicalizer.java
@@ -51,7 +51,8 @@ public class QueryCanonicalizer {
         ListIterator<Item> rootItemIterator = query.getItemIterator();
         CanonicalizationResult result = recursivelyCanonicalize(rootItemIterator.next(), rootItemIterator);
         if (query.isEmpty() && ! result.isError()) result = CanonicalizationResult.error("No query");
-        if (query.getTreeSize() > maxQueryItems) result = CanonicalizationResult.error("Query tree exceeds allowed item count. Configured item limit: " + maxQueryItems);
+        int itemCount = query.getTreeSize();
+        if (itemCount > maxQueryItems) result = CanonicalizationResult.error(String.format("Query tree exceeds allowed item count. Configured limit: %d - Item count: %d", maxQueryItems, itemCount));
         return result.error().orElse(null); // preserve old API, unfortunately
     }
 
diff --git a/container-search/src/test/java/com/yahoo/prelude/query/test/QueryCanonicalizerTestCase.java b/container-search/src/test/java/com/yahoo/prelude/query/test/QueryCanonicalizerTestCase.java
index 9e2b70eab03..780f350dffa 100644
--- a/container-search/src/test/java/com/yahoo/prelude/query/test/QueryCanonicalizerTestCase.java
+++ b/container-search/src/test/java/com/yahoo/prelude/query/test/QueryCanonicalizerTestCase.java
@@ -499,7 +499,7 @@ public class QueryCanonicalizerTestCase {
 
         assertNull(QueryCanonicalizer.canonicalize(query));
         query.properties().set("maxQueryItems", 2);
-        assertEquals("Query tree exceeds allowed item count. Configured item limit: 2", QueryCanonicalizer.canonicalize(query));
+        assertEquals("Query tree exceeds allowed item count. Configured limit: 2 - Item count: 3", QueryCanonicalizer.canonicalize(query));
     }
 
     private void assertCanonicalized(String canonicalForm, String expectedError, Item root) {