diff --git a/server/src/graphql.rs b/server/src/graphql.rs
index ba7096c..1211447 100644
--- a/server/src/graphql.rs
+++ b/server/src/graphql.rs
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ async fn tantivy_search(
 pub struct Mutation;
 #[Object]
 impl Mutation {
-    #[instrument(skip_all, fields(query, bool))]
+    #[instrument(skip_all, fields(query=query, unread=unread))]
     async fn set_read_status<'ctx>(
         &self,
         ctx: &Context<'ctx>,
@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@ impl Mutation {
         nm::set_read_status(nm, &query, unread).await?;
         Ok(true)
     }
-    #[instrument(skip_all, fields(query, tag))]
+    #[instrument(skip_all, fields(query=query, tag=tag))]
     async fn tag_add<'ctx>(
         &self,
         ctx: &Context<'ctx>,
@@ -534,7 +534,7 @@ impl Mutation {
         nm.tag_add(&tag, &query)?;
         Ok(true)
     }
-    #[instrument(skip_all, fields(query, tag))]
+    #[instrument(skip_all, fields(query=query, tag=tag))]
     async fn tag_remove<'ctx>(
         &self,
         ctx: &Context<'ctx>,
diff --git a/server/src/lib.rs b/server/src/lib.rs
index bd6c5d1..b019c06 100644
--- a/server/src/lib.rs
+++ b/server/src/lib.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ pub mod newsreader;
 pub mod nm;
 pub mod tantivy;
 
-use std::{collections::HashMap, convert::Infallible, str::FromStr, sync::Arc};
+use std::{collections::HashMap, convert::Infallible, fmt, str::FromStr, sync::Arc};
 
 use async_trait::async_trait;
 use cacher::{Cacher, FilesystemCacher};
@@ -612,11 +612,38 @@ pub struct Query {
     pub uids: Vec<String>,
     pub remainder: Vec<String>,
     pub is_notmuch: bool,
-    pub is_newsreader: bool,
     pub is_tantivy: bool,
     pub corpus: Option<Corpus>,
 }
 
+impl fmt::Display for Query {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> Result<(), std::fmt::Error> {
+        if self.unread_only {
+            write!(f, "is:unread ")?;
+        }
+        for tag in &self.tags {
+            write!(f, "tag:{tag} ")?;
+        }
+        for uid in &self.uids {
+            write!(f, "id:{uid} ")?;
+        }
+        if self.is_notmuch {
+            write!(f, "is:mail ")?;
+        }
+        if self.is_tantivy {
+            write!(f, "is:news ")?;
+        }
+        match self.corpus {
+            Some(c) => write!(f, "corpus:{c:?}")?,
+            _ => (),
+        }
+        for rem in &self.remainder {
+            write!(f, "{rem} ")?;
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
 impl Query {
     // Converts the internal state of Query to something suitable for notmuch queries. Removes and
     // letterbox specific '<key>:<value' tags
@@ -648,7 +675,6 @@ impl FromStr for Query {
         let mut uids = Vec::new();
         let mut remainder = Vec::new();
         let mut is_notmuch = false;
-        let is_newsreader = false;
         let mut is_tantivy = false;
         let mut corpus = None;
         for word in s.split_whitespace() {
@@ -682,10 +708,7 @@ impl FromStr for Query {
             }
         }
         // If we don't see any explicit filters for a corpus, flip them all on
-        if corpus.is_none() && !(is_newsreader || is_notmuch || is_tantivy) {
-            // Don't set is_newsreader unless debugging, assume tantivy can handle it.
-            // Explicitely setting corpus:newsreader will by-pass this logic
-            // is_newsreader = true;
+        if corpus.is_none() && !(is_notmuch || is_tantivy) {
             is_notmuch = true;
             is_tantivy = true;
         }
@@ -695,7 +718,6 @@ impl FromStr for Query {
             uids,
             remainder,
             is_notmuch,
-            is_newsreader,
             is_tantivy,
             corpus,
         })
diff --git a/server/src/newsreader.rs b/server/src/newsreader.rs
index 8a88904..84e69c0 100644
--- a/server/src/newsreader.rs
+++ b/server/src/newsreader.rs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ use crate::{
 };
 
 pub fn is_newsreader_query(query: &Query) -> bool {
-    query.is_newsreader || query.corpus == Some(Corpus::Newsreader)
+    query.corpus == Some(Corpus::Newsreader)
 }
 
 pub fn is_newsreader_thread(query: &str) -> bool {
diff --git a/server/src/nm.rs b/server/src/nm.rs
index 147d047..331220a 100644
--- a/server/src/nm.rs
+++ b/server/src/nm.rs
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ pub fn threadset_to_messages(thread_set: notmuch::ThreadSet) -> Result<Vec<Messa
     Ok(Vec::new())
 }
 
-#[instrument(name="nm::count", skip_all, fields(query=?query))]
+#[instrument(name="nm::count", skip_all, fields(query=%query))]
 pub async fn count(nm: &Notmuch, query: &Query) -> Result<usize, ServerError> {
     if !is_notmuch_query(query) {
         return Ok(0);
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ pub async fn count(nm: &Notmuch, query: &Query) -> Result<usize, ServerError> {
     Ok(nm.count(&query)?)
 }
 
-#[instrument(name="nm::search", skip_all, fields(query=?query))]
+#[instrument(name="nm::search", skip_all, fields(query=%query))]
 pub async fn search(
     nm: &Notmuch,
     after: Option<i32>,
@@ -856,7 +856,7 @@ fn render_content_type_tree(m: &ParsedMail) -> String {
     )
 }
 
-#[instrument(name="nm::set_read_status", skip_all, fields(query=?query, unread=unread))]
+#[instrument(name="nm::set_read_status", skip_all, fields(query=%query, unread=unread))]
 pub async fn set_read_status<'ctx>(
     nm: &Notmuch,
     query: &Query,
diff --git a/server/src/tantivy.rs b/server/src/tantivy.rs
index 97bcbcc..5acbd2c 100644
--- a/server/src/tantivy.rs
+++ b/server/src/tantivy.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use tantivy::{
     doc, query,
     query::{AllQuery, BooleanQuery, Occur, QueryParser, TermQuery},
     schema::{Facet, IndexRecordOption, Value},
-    DocAddress, Index, Searcher, TantivyDocument, TantivyError, Term,
+    DocAddress, Index, IndexReader, Searcher, TantivyDocument, TantivyError, Term,
 };
 use tracing::instrument;
 
@@ -24,23 +24,29 @@ pub fn is_tantivy_query(query: &Query) -> bool {
 }
 pub struct TantivyConnection {
     db_path: String,
-    //index: Index,
+    index: Index,
+    reader: IndexReader,
+}
+
+fn get_index(db_path: &str) -> Result<Index, TantivyError> {
+    Ok(match Index::open_in_dir(db_path) {
+        Ok(idx) => idx,
+        Err(_) => {
+            create_news_db(db_path)?;
+            Index::open_in_dir(db_path)?
+        }
+    })
 }
 
 impl TantivyConnection {
-    fn get_index(&self) -> Result<Index, TantivyError> {
-        Ok(match Index::open_in_dir(&self.db_path) {
-            Ok(idx) => idx,
-            Err(_) => {
-                create_news_db(&self.db_path)?;
-                Index::open_in_dir(&self.db_path)?
-            }
-        })
-    }
-
     pub fn new(tantivy_db_path: &str) -> Result<TantivyConnection, TantivyError> {
+        let index = get_index(tantivy_db_path)?;
+        let reader = index.reader()?;
+
         Ok(TantivyConnection {
             db_path: tantivy_db_path.to_string(),
+            index,
+            reader,
         })
     }
     #[instrument(name = "tantivy::refresh", skip_all)]
@@ -61,7 +67,7 @@ impl TantivyConnection {
         let start_time = std::time::Instant::now();
         let (searcher, _query) = self.searcher_and_query(&Query::default())?;
         let docs = searcher.search(&AllQuery, &DocSetCollector)?;
-        let uid = self.get_index()?.schema().get_field("uid")?;
+        let uid = self.index.schema().get_field("uid")?;
         let t_uids: Vec<_> = docs
             .into_iter()
             .map(|doc_address| {
@@ -112,9 +118,8 @@ impl TantivyConnection {
         let start_time = std::time::Instant::now();
         let pool: &PgPool = pool;
 
-        let index = self.get_index()?;
-        let mut index_writer = index.writer(50_000_000)?;
-        let schema = index.schema();
+        let mut index_writer = self.index.writer(50_000_000)?;
+        let schema = self.index.schema();
         let site = schema.get_field("site")?;
         let title = schema.get_field("title")?;
         let summary = schema.get_field("summary")?;
@@ -169,7 +174,7 @@ impl TantivyConnection {
         index_writer.commit()?;
         Ok(())
     }
-    #[instrument(name = "tantivy::reindex_thread", skip_all, fields(query=?query))]
+    #[instrument(name = "tantivy::reindex_thread", skip_all, fields(query=%query))]
     pub async fn reindex_thread(&self, pool: &PgPool, query: &Query) -> Result<(), ServerError> {
         let uids: Vec<_> = query
             .uids
@@ -193,7 +198,6 @@ impl TantivyConnection {
         &self,
         query: &Query,
     ) -> Result<(Searcher, Box<dyn query::Query>), ServerError> {
-        let index = self.get_index()?;
         // TODO: only create one reader
         // From https://tantivy-search.github.io/examples/basic_search.html
         // "For a search server you will typically create one reader for the entire lifetime of
@@ -202,12 +206,11 @@ impl TantivyConnection {
         // I think there's some challenge in making the reader work if we reindex, so reader my
         // need to be stored indirectly, and be recreated on reindex
         // I think creating a reader takes 200-300 ms.
-        let reader = index.reader()?;
-        let schema = index.schema();
-        let searcher = reader.searcher();
+        let schema = self.index.schema();
+        let searcher = self.reader.searcher();
         let title = schema.get_field("title")?;
         let summary = schema.get_field("summary")?;
-        let query_parser = QueryParser::for_index(&index, vec![title, summary]);
+        let query_parser = QueryParser::for_index(&self.index, vec![title, summary]);
         // Tantivy uses '*' to match all docs, not empty string
         let term = &query.remainder.join(" ");
         let term = if term.is_empty() { "*" } else { term };
@@ -215,8 +218,8 @@ impl TantivyConnection {
 
         let tantivy_query = query_parser.parse_query(&term)?;
 
-        let tag = self.get_index()?.schema().get_field("tag")?;
-        let is_read = self.get_index()?.schema().get_field("is_read")?;
+        let tag = schema.get_field("tag")?;
+        let is_read = schema.get_field("is_read")?;
         let mut terms = vec![(Occur::Must, tantivy_query)];
         for t in &query.tags {
             let facet = Facet::from(&format!("/{t}"));
@@ -236,7 +239,7 @@ impl TantivyConnection {
         Ok((searcher, Box::new(search_query)))
     }
 
-    #[instrument(name="tantivy::count", skip_all, fields(query=?query))]
+    #[instrument(name="tantivy::count", skip_all, fields(query=%query))]
     pub async fn count(&self, query: &Query) -> Result<usize, ServerError> {
         if !is_tantivy_query(query) {
             return Ok(0);
@@ -246,7 +249,7 @@ impl TantivyConnection {
         let (searcher, query) = self.searcher_and_query(&query)?;
         Ok(searcher.search(&query, &Count)?)
     }
-    #[instrument(name="tantivy::search", skip_all, fields(query=?query))]
+    #[instrument(name="tantivy::search", skip_all, fields(query=%query))]
     pub async fn search(
         &self,
         pool: &PgPool,
@@ -276,7 +279,7 @@ impl TantivyConnection {
                 .order_by_u64_field("date", tantivy::index::Order::Desc),
         )?;
         info!("search found {} docs", top_docs.len());
-        let uid = self.get_index()?.schema().get_field("uid")?;
+        let uid = self.index.schema().get_field("uid")?;
         let uids = top_docs
             .into_iter()
             .map(|(_, doc_address): (u64, DocAddress)| {