diff --git a/elastic_recheck/bot.py b/elastic_recheck/bot.py
index f531f5db..2c967662 100755
--- a/elastic_recheck/bot.py
+++ b/elastic_recheck/bot.py
@@ -196,7 +196,10 @@ class RecheckWatch(threading.Thread):
 
                 for job in event.failed_jobs:
                     job.bugs = set(classifier.classify(
-                        event.change, event.rev, job.build_short_uuid))
+                        event.change,
+                        event.rev,
+                        job.build_short_uuid,
+                        recent=True))
                 if not event.get_all_bugs():
                     self._read(event)
                 else:
diff --git a/elastic_recheck/elasticRecheck.py b/elastic_recheck/elasticRecheck.py
index 8f114f08..7e6c1e4f 100644
--- a/elastic_recheck/elasticRecheck.py
+++ b/elastic_recheck/elasticRecheck.py
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ class Stream(object):
 
     def _job_console_uploaded(self, change, patch, name, build_short_uuid):
         query = qb.result_ready(change, patch, name, build_short_uuid)
-        r = self.es.search(query, size='10')
+        r = self.es.search(query, size='10', recent=True)
         if len(r) == 0:
             msg = ("Console logs not ready for %s %s,%s,%s" %
                    (name, change, patch, build_short_uuid))
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ class Stream(object):
 
     def _has_required_files(self, change, patch, name, build_short_uuid):
         query = qb.files_ready(change, patch, name, build_short_uuid)
-        r = self.es.search(query, size='80')
+        r = self.es.search(query, size='80', recent=True)
         files = [x['term'] for x in r.terms]
         required = required_files(name)
         missing_files = [x for x in required if x not in files]
@@ -371,7 +371,8 @@ class Classifier():
             es_query = qb.generic(query, facet=facet)
         return self.es.search(es_query, size=size)
 
-    def classify(self, change_number, patch_number, build_short_uuid):
+    def classify(self, change_number, patch_number,
+                 build_short_uuid, recent=False):
         """Returns either empty list or list with matched bugs."""
         self.log.debug("Entering classify")
         #Reload each time
@@ -383,7 +384,7 @@ class Classifier():
                 % x['bug'])
             query = qb.single_patch(x['query'], change_number, patch_number,
                                     build_short_uuid)
-            results = self.es.search(query, size='10')
+            results = self.es.search(query, size='10', recent=recent)
             if len(results) > 0:
                 bug_matches.append(x['bug'])
         return bug_matches
diff --git a/elastic_recheck/results.py b/elastic_recheck/results.py
index 17576c73..e17c85c2 100644
--- a/elastic_recheck/results.py
+++ b/elastic_recheck/results.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ class SearchEngine(object):
     def __init__(self, url):
         self._url = url
 
-    def search(self, query, size=1000):
+    def search(self, query, size=1000, recent=False):
         """Search an elasticsearch server.
 
         `query` parameter is the complicated query structure that
@@ -43,10 +43,26 @@ class SearchEngine(object):
         For certain classes of queries (like faceted ones), this can actually
         be set very low, as it won't impact the facet counts.
 
+        `recent` search only most recent indexe(s), assuming this is basically
+        a real time query that you only care about the last hour of time.
+        Using recent dramatically reduces the load on the ES cluster.
+
         The returned result is a ResultSet query.
+
         """
         es = pyelasticsearch.ElasticSearch(self._url)
-        results = es.search(query, size=size)
+        args = {'size': size}
+        if recent:
+            # today's index
+            datefmt = 'logstash-%Y.%m.%d'
+            now = datetime.datetime.utcnow()
+            lasthr = now - datetime.timedelta(hours=1)
+            indexes = [now.strftime(datefmt)]
+            if (lasthr.strftime(datefmt) != now.strftime(datefmt)):
+                indexes.append(lasthr.strftime(datefmt))
+            args['index'] = indexes
+
+        results = es.search(query, **args)
         return ResultSet(results)