diff --git a/src/plugins/console/public/application/hooks/use_send_current_request_to_es/send_request_to_es.ts b/src/plugins/console/public/application/hooks/use_send_current_request_to_es/send_request_to_es.ts
index 94e184748908c..451198aaf2d2b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/console/public/application/hooks/use_send_current_request_to_es/send_request_to_es.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/console/public/application/hooks/use_send_current_request_to_es/send_request_to_es.ts
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ export function sendRequestToES(args: EsRequestArgs): Promise<ESRequestResult[]>
             if (body instanceof ArrayBuffer) {
               value = body;
             } else {
-              value = JSON.stringify(body, null, 2);
+              value = typeof body === 'string' ? body : JSON.stringify(body, null, 2);
             }
 
             const warnings = response.headers.get('warning');