diff --git a/lib/SLUB/LZA/TA/Archivematica/Elasticsearch.pm b/lib/SLUB/LZA/TA/Archivematica/Elasticsearch.pm
index 4c3f2dd5c5b8094b8d665c5bc4eb84a3200d6e61..a13ba3813d88801d278d677de94ea8d491b96d72 100644
--- a/lib/SLUB/LZA/TA/Archivematica/Elasticsearch.pm
+++ b/lib/SLUB/LZA/TA/Archivematica/Elasticsearch.pm
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ package SLUB::LZA::TA::Archivematica::Elasticsearch;
 # HINT: the server is v6.x.y of elasticsearch, therefore this code is using old client
 use v5.36;
 use namespace::autoclean -except => qr{import};
+use Data::Printer;
 use Search::Elasticsearch 6.81; # install with: cpanm Search::Elasticsearch~"<7.0"
 use Search::Elasticsearch::Client::6_0;
 
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ sub version_elasticsearch($protocol, $host, $port) {
     return $info->{version}->{number};
 }
 
-sub query_elasticsearch($protocol, $host, $port, $index_name, $query_hash, $options= undef) {
+sub query_elasticsearch($protocol, $host, $port, $index_name, $query_hash, $options=undef) {
     # HINT: filter_paths not well supported
 
     # next lines to deep copy hash, to avoid sideeffects in caller
@@ -41,10 +42,19 @@ sub query_elasticsearch($protocol, $host, $port, $index_name, $query_hash, $opti
     foreach my $key (keys %{$query_hash} ) {
         $local_query_hash->{$key} = $query_hash->{$key}
     }
-    if ((defined $options) and ($options->{no_source} == 1)) {
-        $local_query_hash->{_source}="false"; # avoids transfering complete source tree in results
-    } else {
-        #$local_query_hash->{_source}->{excludes}=""
+    if (defined $options) {
+        if (exists $options->{no_source} and defined $options->{no_source} and $options->{no_source} == 1) {
+            $local_query_hash->{_source} = "false"; # avoids transfering complete source tree in results
+        }
+        else {
+            #$local_query_hash->{_source}->{excludes}=""
+        }
+        if (exists $options->{debug} and defined $options->{debug} and $options->{debug} == 1) {
+            say STDERR "query:";
+            say STDERR "------------------------";
+            say STDERR np($query_hash);
+            say STDERR "------------------------";
+        }
     }
     my $e = _instantiate($protocol, $host, $port);
 
@@ -52,11 +62,18 @@ sub query_elasticsearch($protocol, $host, $port, $index_name, $query_hash, $opti
         index => $index_name,
         body  => $local_query_hash, #hashref
     );
+    if (exists $options->{debug} and defined $options->{debug} and $options->{debug} == 1) {
+        say STDERR "response:";
+        say STDERR "------------------------";
+        say STDERR np($res);
+        say STDERR "------------------------";
+    }
     return $res;
 }
 
-sub query_elasticsearch_count($protocol, $host, $port, $index_name, $query_hash) {
-    my $res = query_elasticsearch($protocol, $host, $port, $index_name, $query_hash, {no_source => 1});
+sub query_elasticsearch_count($protocol, $host, $port, $index_name, $query_hash, $options=undef) {
+    $options->{ no_source } = 1;
+    my $res = query_elasticsearch($protocol, $host, $port, $index_name, $query_hash, $options);
     return $res->{hits}->{total};
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/SLUB/LZA/TA/Command/count.pm b/lib/SLUB/LZA/TA/Command/count.pm
index f08fff20e5a439ef3092196bea45e7fd2d9b7b42..41e1987e2d75eaa503a0775a395dd226abb6c047 100644
--- a/lib/SLUB/LZA/TA/Command/count.pm
+++ b/lib/SLUB/LZA/TA/Command/count.pm
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ use SLUB::LZA::TA -command;
 use v5.36;
 use SLUB::LZA::TA::Archivematica::Elasticsearch;
 use SLUB::LZA::TA::Archivematica::Elasticsearch::PrepareQuery;
-use Data::Printer;
 use Date::Calc qw(Date_to_Time);
 use namespace::autoclean -except => qr{SLUB::LZA::TA::.*};
 
@@ -122,19 +121,15 @@ sub validate_args {
 sub execute {
     my ($self, $opt, $args) = @_;
     my $aips_query = SLUB::LZA::TA::Archivematica::Elasticsearch::PrepareQuery::prepare_aip_query($opt);
-    if (exists $opt->{debug}) {
-        use Data::Printer;
-        say STDERR "query:";
-        say STDERR "------------------------";
-        say STDERR np( $aips_query);
-        say STDERR "------------------------";
-    }
     my $response = SLUB::LZA::TA::Archivematica::Elasticsearch::query_elasticsearch_count(
         $SLUB::LZA::TA::config{elasticsearch_protocol},
         $SLUB::LZA::TA::config{elasticsearch_host},
         $SLUB::LZA::TA::config{elasticsearch_port},
         'aips', # indexname
         $aips_query, # query_hash ref
+        {
+            debug => $opt->{debug},
+        }
     );
     if ($opt->{verbose}) {
         say np($response);
@@ -144,7 +139,6 @@ sub execute {
     return 1;
 }
 
-no Data::Printer;
 no Date::Calc;
 
 1;
diff --git a/lib/SLUB/LZA/TA/Command/report.pm b/lib/SLUB/LZA/TA/Command/report.pm
index eec1ced1df69ec7689dd8dde02e77462638198c9..ec335d4afd8868958603c24005b56cafcb9849bb 100644
--- a/lib/SLUB/LZA/TA/Command/report.pm
+++ b/lib/SLUB/LZA/TA/Command/report.pm
@@ -244,20 +244,15 @@ PAINLESS
             }
     };
     $aips_query->{size}= 0; # only use aggregations
-    if (exists $opt->{debug}) {
-        use Data::Printer;
-        say STDERR "query:";
-        say STDERR "------------------------";
-        say STDERR np($aips_query);
-        say STDERR "------------------------";
-    }
-    #p($aips_query);
     $aips_response = SLUB::LZA::TA::Archivematica::Elasticsearch::query_elasticsearch(
         $SLUB::LZA::TA::config{elasticsearch_protocol},
         $SLUB::LZA::TA::config{elasticsearch_host},
         $SLUB::LZA::TA::config{elasticsearch_port},
         'aips',      # indexname
         $aips_query, # query_hash ref
+        {
+            debug => $opt->{debug},
+        }
     );
     $aips_response->{from_date}=$opt->{creationdate_epochs}->{from_string};
     $aips_response->{to_date}=$opt->{creationdate_epochs}->{to_string};
@@ -267,20 +262,15 @@ PAINLESS
 sub get_ldp_projects {
     my ($self, $opt, $args) = @_;
     my $query = SLUB::LZA::TA::Archivematica::Elasticsearch::PrepareQuery::prepare_ldpprojects_query(@_);
-    if (exists $opt->{debug}) {
-        use Data::Printer;
-        say STDERR "query:";
-        say STDERR "------------------------";
-        say STDERR np($query);
-        say STDERR "------------------------";
-    }
-    #p($aips_query);
     my $response = SLUB::LZA::TA::Archivematica::Elasticsearch::query_elasticsearch(
         $SLUB::LZA::TA::config{elasticsearch_protocol},
         $SLUB::LZA::TA::config{elasticsearch_host},
         $SLUB::LZA::TA::config{elasticsearch_port},
         'aips',      # indexname
         $query, # query_hash ref
+        {
+            debug => $opt->{debug},
+        }
     );
     my %projects;
     foreach my $match (@{$response->{hits}->{hits}}) {
@@ -307,20 +297,16 @@ sub get_filestypes_by_aips {
     $aips_query->{"_source"} = {
         "includes" => 'uuid'
     };
-    if (exists $opt->{debug}) {
-        use Data::Printer;
-        say STDERR "query:";
-        say STDERR "------------------------";
-        say STDERR np($aips_query);
-        say STDERR "------------------------";
-    }
-    #p($aips_query);
+
     my $aips_response = SLUB::LZA::TA::Archivematica::Elasticsearch::query_elasticsearch(
         $SLUB::LZA::TA::config{elasticsearch_protocol},
         $SLUB::LZA::TA::config{elasticsearch_host},
         $SLUB::LZA::TA::config{elasticsearch_port},
         'aips',      # indexname
         $aips_query, # query_hash ref
+        {
+            debug => $opt->{debug},
+        }
     );
     my @aips = map { $_->{_source}->{uuid} } @{ $aips_response->{hits}->{hits} };
     my %results;
@@ -379,14 +365,10 @@ sub get_filestypes_by_aips {
             $SLUB::LZA::TA::config{elasticsearch_port},
             'aipfiles',   # indexname
             $files_query, # query_hash ref
+            {
+                debug => $opt->{debug},
+            }
         );
-        if (exists $opt->{debug}) {
-            use Data::Printer;
-            say "------------------------";
-            say "query=",np( $files_query);
-            say "resp =",np($files_response);
-            say "------------------------";
-        }
         foreach my $file_response (@{ $files_response->{hits}->{hits} }) {
             my $pronom_id = $file_response->{_source}
                 ->{'METS'}
@@ -612,7 +594,4 @@ RPTHEADER
     return 1;
 }
 
-
-
-
 1;
diff --git a/lib/SLUB/LZA/TA/Command/search.pm b/lib/SLUB/LZA/TA/Command/search.pm
index 46980de18cfc2f1c894ec50a2f83296d7dfc982d..0000976a48a8dcd7811bd38d67f76a35bb6fd537 100644
--- a/lib/SLUB/LZA/TA/Command/search.pm
+++ b/lib/SLUB/LZA/TA/Command/search.pm
@@ -185,13 +185,10 @@ sub find_aips_by_file_pronom_id {
         $SLUB::LZA::TA::config{elasticsearch_port},
         'aipfiles',   # indexname
         $files_query, # query_hash ref
+        {
+            debug => $opt->{debug}
+        }
     );
-    if (exists $opt->{debug}) {
-        use Data::Printer;
-        say "------------------------";
-        say "query=",np( $files_query);
-        say "------------------------";
-    }
     my %aips;
     #p($files_response->{hits}->{hits});
     foreach my $match (@{$files_response->{hits}->{hits}}) {
@@ -215,20 +212,15 @@ sub execute {
         # only index aips needed
         $aips_query = SLUB::LZA::TA::Archivematica::Elasticsearch::PrepareQuery::prepare_aip_query($opt);
     }
-    if (exists $opt->{debug}) {
-        use Data::Printer;
-        say STDERR "query:";
-        say STDERR "------------------------";
-        say STDERR np( $aips_query);
-        say STDERR "------------------------";
-    }
-    #p($aips_query);
     $aips_response = SLUB::LZA::TA::Archivematica::Elasticsearch::query_elasticsearch(
         $SLUB::LZA::TA::config{elasticsearch_protocol},
         $SLUB::LZA::TA::config{elasticsearch_host},
         $SLUB::LZA::TA::config{elasticsearch_port},
         'aips', # indexname
         $aips_query, # query_hash ref
+        {
+            debug => $opt->{debug}
+        }
     );
     #p($aips_response);
     SLUB::LZA::TA::Output::print_results($aips_response, $opt);
diff --git a/t/03-report.t b/t/03-report.t
index 57128f4a65f82bfa399143cf445a69acd19be86c..07d2d6dac72e7a8e798fc73a309e097a63c6974c 100644
--- a/t/03-report.t
+++ b/t/03-report.t
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ is($? >> 8, 0, 'ta-tool report, with ldp, exit status');
 $testapp->run(args =>'report --output-as-csv --with-filetypes');
 #say "STDOUT:",$testapp->stdout;
 #say "STDERR:",$testapp->stderr;
-like($testapp->stdout, qr/^"set","subset","timespan_from","timespan_to","aip_state","filter","flavour","value"\n.*pronom/s, 'ta-tool report, with filetype, stdout');
+like($testapp->stdout, qr/^"set","subset","timespan_from","timespan_to","aip_state","filter","flavour","value"\n.*total/s, 'ta-tool report, with filetype, stdout');
 like($testapp->stderr, qr/^reporting for period.*HINT:.*with-filetype/s, 'ta-tool report, with filetype, stderr');
 is($? >> 8, 0, 'ta-tool report, with filetype, exit status');