diff --git a/api/main.py b/api/main.py
index abe30a0..94acb2a 100644
--- a/api/main.py
+++ b/api/main.py
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ def semantic():
 
     # try elastic and other searches
     n = transform_query(query)
-    logging.info(f'query=`{query}`, new_query=`{n["new_query"]}` example=`{n["example"]}`')
-    query = f'{query}. {n["new_query"]}. {n["example"]}'
+    logging.info(f'query=`{query}`, new_query=`{n["new_query"]}` example=`{n["example_answer"]}`')
+    query = f'{query}. {n["new_query"]}. {n["example_answer"]}'
 
     return jsonify(get_top_k_blocks(query, k))
 
@@ -70,8 +70,8 @@ def chat():
     # TODO: try elastic and other searches
     # TODO ideally separate searches for example and both queries
     n = transform_query(query)
-    logging.info(f'query=`{query}`, new_query=`{n["new_query"]}` example=`{n["example"]}`')
-    query = f'{query}. {n["new_query"]}. {n["example"]}'
+    logging.info(f'query=`{query}`, new_query=`{n["new_query"]}` example=`{n["example_answer"]}`')
+    query = f'{query}. {n["new_query"]}. {n["example_answer"]}'
 
     def formatter(item):
         if isinstance(item, Exception):
diff --git a/api/src/stampy_chat/chat.py b/api/src/stampy_chat/chat.py
index 276bb45..f43011c 100644
--- a/api/src/stampy_chat/chat.py
+++ b/api/src/stampy_chat/chat.py
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ def transform_query(query: str) -> str:
     """
     llm=get_model(model=COMPLETIONS_MODEL)
     prompt_template = ChatPromptTemplate.from_messages([
-        ChatMessagePromptTemplate.from_template(template="Please draft a search query that will find documents to answer the following question: {query}", role='user'),
+        ChatMessagePromptTemplate.from_template(template="Please draft an academic search query with synonyms and alternative phrases that will find documents to answer the following question: {query}", role='user'),
     ])
     chain = LLMChain(llm=llm, prompt=prompt_template)
     new_query = chain.invoke({"query": query})['text']