diff --git a/lib/elasticsearch/utils.js b/lib/elasticsearch/utils.js
index 1a1abfbf..0861121f 100644
--- a/lib/elasticsearch/utils.js
+++ b/lib/elasticsearch/utils.js
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ const buildEsMatchClause = (matcher, field, value, boost) => {
 * `prefix` clause that can be inserted into a ES query.
 *
 * For example:
-*   const query = { prefixMatch('idIsbn', '1234' }
+*   const body = { query: prefixMatch('idIsbn', '1234' }
 */
 const prefixMatch = (field, value, boost = 1) => {
   return buildEsMatchClause('prefix', field, value, boost)
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ const prefixMatch = (field, value, boost = 1) => {
 * `term` clause that can be inserted into a ES query
 *
 * For example:
-*   const query = { termMatch('idBarcode', '1234567891011' }
+*   const body = { query: termMatch('idBarcode', '1234567891011' }
 */
 const termMatch = (field, value, boost = 1) => {
   return buildEsMatchClause('term', field, value, boost)
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ const termMatch = (field, value, boost = 1) => {
 * `match_phrase` clause that can be inserted into a ES query
 *
 * For example:
-*   const query = { phraseMatch('title', 'Importance of Being' }
+*   const body = { query: phraseMatch('title', 'Importance of Being' }
 */
 const phraseMatch = (field, value, boost = 1) => {
   return {