diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/reporting/server/lib/esqueue/__tests__/worker.js b/x-pack/plugins/reporting/server/lib/esqueue/__tests__/worker.js
index 57698e81ff437..d86125d6c4c94 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/reporting/server/lib/esqueue/__tests__/worker.js
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/reporting/server/lib/esqueue/__tests__/worker.js
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ describe('Worker class', function () {
     });
 
     describe('query body', function () {
-      const conditionPath = 'query.constant_score.filter.bool';
+      const conditionPath = 'query.bool.filter.bool';
       const jobtype = 'test_jobtype';
 
       beforeEach(() => {
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ describe('Worker class', function () {
       it('should search by job type', function () {
         const { body } = getSearchParams(jobtype);
         const conditions = get(body, conditionPath);
-        expect(conditions.filter).to.eql({ term: { jobtype: jobtype } });
+        expect(conditions.must).to.eql({ term: { jobtype: jobtype } });
       });
 
       it('should search for pending or expired jobs', function () {
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ describe('Worker class', function () {
         // this works because we are stopping the clock, so all times match
         const nowTime = moment().toISOString();
         const pending = { term: { status: 'pending' } };
-        const expired = { bool: { filter: [
+        const expired = { bool: { must: [
           { term: { status: 'processing' } },
           { range: { process_expiration: { lte: nowTime } } }
         ] } };
@@ -400,6 +400,12 @@ describe('Worker class', function () {
         expect(expiredMatch).to.not.be(undefined);
       });
 
+      it('specify that there should be at least one match', function () {
+        const { body } = getSearchParams(jobtype);
+        const conditions = get(body, conditionPath);
+        expect(conditions).to.have.property('minimum_should_match', 1);
+      });
+
       it('should use default size', function () {
         const { body } = getSearchParams(jobtype);
         expect(body).to.have.property('size', defaults.size);
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/reporting/server/lib/esqueue/worker.js b/x-pack/plugins/reporting/server/lib/esqueue/worker.js
index 97439b5713579..c1236b8c9cd78 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/reporting/server/lib/esqueue/worker.js
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/reporting/server/lib/esqueue/worker.js
@@ -350,17 +350,20 @@ export class Worker extends events.EventEmitter {
         excludes: [ 'output.content' ]
       },
       query: {
-        constant_score: {
+        bool: {
           filter: {
             bool: {
-              filter: { term: { jobtype: this.jobtype } },
+              minimum_should_match: 1,
+              must: { term: { jobtype: this.jobtype } },
               should: [
                 { term: { status: 'pending' } },
-                { bool: {
-                  filter: [
-                    { term: { status: 'processing' } },
-                    { range: { process_expiration: { lte: nowTime } } }
-                  ] }
+                {
+                  bool: {
+                    must: [
+                      { term: { status: 'processing' } },
+                      { range: { process_expiration: { lte: nowTime } } }
+                    ]
+                  }
                 }
               ]
             }